Emily Dickinson Lexicon

curiosity, n. [OFr curioseté; see curious, adj.] (webplay: concerns, know, practiced, town, turn, work).

1. Inquisitiveness; wondering; questioning; feeling of interest; desire for information; disposition to inquire; attitude of wanting knowledge.
2. Oddity; peculiarity; unusual thing; thing that is interesting because of its strangeness.