curiositas
ὥσπερ λίθοι τε καὶ πλίνθοι καὶ ξύλα καὶ κέραμος, ἀτάκτως μὲν ἐρριμμένα οὐδὲν χρήσιμά ἐστιν → just as stones and bricks, woodwork and tiles, tumbled together in a heap are of no use at all (Xenophon, Memorabilia 3.1.7)
Latin > English
curiositas curiositatis N F :: curiosity, inquisitiveness; excessive eagerness for knowledge; nosiness
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cūrĭōsĭtas: ātis, f. curiosus,
I desire of knowledge, curiosity, inquisitiveness (very rare), Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2; Macr. S. 1, 11, 45; Tert. adv. Haeret. 17; id. Apol. 25. >
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cūrĭōsĭtās, ātis, f. (curiosus), désir de connaître, curiosité, soin que l’on apporte à s’informer : Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2 || pl., Tert. Apol. 5 ; Aug. Civ. 5, 26.
Latin > German (Georges)
cūriōsitās, ātis, f. (curiosus), die Mißbegierde, Neugierde, der Vorwitz, Cic. ad Att. 2, 12, 2. Oros. 1, 10, 17. Tert. apol. 25. Apul. met. 1, 12. Spart. Pesc. 8, 3. Vopisc. Aurel. 10, 1. Macr. sat. 1, 11, 45. Vulg. num. 4, 20: Plur., non est lapsus ad curiositates sacrilegas atque inlicitas, Augustin. de civ. dei 5, 26 in.
