curiousness vs prying
prying vs curiousnesscuriousness and prying both are nouns.
curiousness is not an adjective while prying is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| curiousness | Yes | No | No | No |
| prying | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
prying is a hyponym of
curiousness; that is, prying is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
curiousness:
- curiousness: a state of active curiosity
- prying: offensive inquisitiveness
Other hyponyms of curiousness include
nosiness, snoopiness.
| curiousness (noun) | prying (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of being alien or not native | offensive inquisitiveness |
| a state of active curiosity |
| curiousness (adjective) | prying (adjective) |
|---|---|
| offensively curious or inquisitive |
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