curiositas
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
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.
