Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curiosity

2 senses of curiosity

Sense 1
curiosity, wonder -- (a state in which you want to learn more about something)
       => cognitive state, state of mind -- (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Sense 2
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity -- (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
       => object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")