Collocations for curiosity - noun
ADJ.
great, intense | insatiable
She has an insatiable curiosity about life.
She has an insatiable curiosity about life.
mild | idle, mere, simple
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Mere curiosity.’
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Mere curiosity.’
natural
School should awaken a child''s natural curiosity.
School should awaken a child''s natural curiosity.
open
staring with open curiosity
staring with open curiosity
morbid
VERB + CURIOSITY
have | arouse, awaken
Their curiosity was aroused by his strange behaviour.
Their curiosity was aroused by his strange behaviour.
satisfy
CURIOSITY + VERB
get the better of sb, overcome sb
Harry''s curiosity got the better of him and he unlocked the cupboard
Harry''s curiosity got the better of him and he unlocked the cupboard
PREP.
out of ~
We went to the show out of curiosity more than anything else.
We went to the show out of curiosity more than anything else.
with ~
The children watched us with mild curiosity.
The children watched us with mild curiosity.
~ about
I needed to satisfy my curiosity about what it was like to make records.
I needed to satisfy my curiosity about what it was like to make records.
PHRASES
a sense of curiosity