Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties
Division (I) Formation of Ideas
Section II. Precursory Conditions and Operations
455. [Desire of Knowledge.] Curiosity.
NOUN:
CURIOSITY, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge, mental acquisitiveness; newsmongery, inquiring mind; inquisitiveness.
QUESTIONER, enfant terrible [F.], walking interrogation point [humorous], quid-nunc.
BUSYBODY, newsmonger; Peeping Tom, Paul Pry, eavesdropper; gossip (news) [See News].
SIGHT-SEER, rubberneck [slang, U. S.],
VERB:
BE CURIOUS &c. adj.; take an interest in, stare, gape; prick up the ears, see sights, lionize; rubber or rubber-neck [slang, U. S.].
PRY, nose, search, ferret out, poke one’s nose into.
