- nosiness
- noun see nosy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nosiness
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nosiness — nosy (also nosey) ► ADJECTIVE (nosier, nosiest) informal ▪ too inquisitive about other people s affairs. DERIVATIVES nosily adverb nosiness noun … English terms dictionary
nosiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑prying, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nosiness — See nosily. * * * … Universalium
nosiness — noun The property of being nosy … Wiktionary
nosiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. Undue interest in the affairs of others: curiosity, curiousness, inquisitiveness. Informal: snoopiness. See INVESTIGATE … English dictionary for students
nosiness — nəʊzɪnɪs n. curiosity, inquisitiveness, snoopiness … English contemporary dictionary
nosiness — nos·i·ness … English syllables
nosiness — See: nosy … English dictionary
curiosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Eagerness to learn Nouns 1. curiosity, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness; meddling, nosiness; sightseeing; voyeurism; morbid curiosity, prurience. See… … English dictionary for students
prying — I noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑nosiness, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry, ↑no … Useful english dictionary
