curiositas
ὡς χαρίεν ἄνθρωπος, ὅταν ἄνθρωπος ᾖ → how graceful is man when he is really a man | what a fine thing a human is, when truly human
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.
