Curiosity

curiosity Toni Frissell, Public domain

Desire to learn, explore, or investigate

Curiosity can be a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals. It can also refer to something which can cause curiosity. When it is for an object it may be called a curio, and a collection of curios or curiosities may be stored together as a collection called curiosities.

Also known as...inquisitiveness, nosiness, interest, wonder, inquisitive, nosy, and interested