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How to spell curiosity

hear itcu·ri·os·i·ty/,kjʊri'ɑsɪti/nounSchwa and roots

What it means: A strong desire to learn or know more.

In a sentence: Curiosity led the kitten to explore every corner of the house.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as curiousity or curiositty.

Same family: curio, curiosities, curiously, curiousness, inquisitive. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Curiosity comes from the Latin word *curiositas*, meaning "eager for knowledge" or "inquisitiveness." The related word *curio* is used in English specifically for a small, unusual object that people like to collect or display.

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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