"കൗതുകം" എന്ന വാക്കിന്റെ നിഘണ്ടു അർത്ഥം എന്തെങ്കിലുമൊക്കെ അറിയാനോ പഠിക്കാനോ ഉള്ള ശക്തമായ ആഗ്രഹം, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപൂർവ്വമോ നിഗൂഢമോ ആയതിനാൽ രസകരമായ ഒരു വിചിത്രമോ അസാധാരണമോ ആയ വസ്തുവോ വസ്തുതയോ ആണ്. ജിജ്ഞാസയോ അന്വേഷണാത്മകമോ അന്വേഷണാത്മകമോ ആയിരിക്കുന്നതിന്റെ ഗുണത്തേയും ഇത് സൂചിപ്പിക്കാം.
1. Curiosity brewed, then I remembered something from Christmastime.
2. My curiosity was muted, because I was absorbed in my own despair and denial.
3. A keen observer of English customs relates that, being in one of the rooms of the Bank one day, he had the curiosity to examine a gold ingot weighing some seven or eight pounds.
4. Unhappily for his master, as well as himself, his curiosity drew him unconsciously farther off than he intended to go.
5. From his exalted position Passepartout observed with much curiosity the wide streets, the low, evenly ranged houses, the Anglo-Saxon Gothic churches, the great docks, the palatial wooden and brick warehouses, the numerous conveyances, omnibuses, horse-cars, and upon the side-walks, not only Americans and Europeans, but Chinese and Indians.
6. Her bright blue eyes were filled with humor and curiosity.
7. A couple stood by a fire hydrant, puffing away and watching us with curiosity.
8. I could feel their dark eyes watching me and smell their fear mingled with curiosity.
9. There was a moment of hesitation before his curiosity got the better of him and he hit the replay button.
10. He watched Kayla with mild curiosity as she stepped into the room.