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| appealing |
attracting interest, curiosity, or desire. |
| curio |
any object, such as a piece of art, that is desired or significant only as a curiosity or novelty. |
| incurious |
feeling or showing no curiosity or interest. |
| interest |
curiosity about, involvement in, or concern about something. [3/7 definitions] |
| interested |
having or showing curiosity, concern, or attention. [1/2 definitions] |
| interesting |
causing attention to or concern about; provoking interest or curiosity. |
| localism |
a regional custom, curiosity, or manner of speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| mystery |
an obscure matter that arouses curiosity and eludes understanding, often a religious or spiritual truth. [1/4 definitions] |
| Pandora |
in Greek mythology, the first woman, who, when she opened the lid of a box out of curiosity, let all the evils out into the world. |
| prey on one's mind |
to keep arising or repeating in one's thoughts, often due to worry, agitation, or curiosity. |
| pry1 |
to look closely and with curiosity, often with furtiveness; peer. [1/2 definitions] |
| rubberneck |
to stare with curiosity, as by stretching up and straining forward. [1/3 definitions] |
| sensationalism |
language or subject matter intended to arouse amazement, curiosity, or morbid fascination. [1/2 definitions] |
| slum |
to visit a slum or any place considered lower class, esp. for curiosity. [1/2 definitions] |
| tease |
to arouse curiosity or desire in without satisfying; tantalize. [1/9 definitions] |
| whet |
to make keener, as appetite or curiosity; stimulate. [1/5 definitions] |
| yes |
used as a query or expression of curiosity. [1/6 definitions] |
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