English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Curiosity Pronunciation
Curiosity is pronounced kyuu-ree-AH-suh-tee, IPA /ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti/.
kyuu-ree-AH-suh-tee
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti/ · UK /ˌkjʊrɪˈɒsɪti/
Syllables: kyuu · ree · AH · suh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The desire to know or learn something, or an unusual object worth a second look.
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Curiosity in a Sentence
- Curiosity got the better of her and she opened the box.
- The shop is full of curiosities from the last century.
- He asked out of pure curiosity.
Common Mispronunciations of Curiosity
Not kyoo-ree-OH-suh-tee
The stressed vowel is the short o of hot. Making it long turns the middle into a different word.
Not KYUU-ree-o-suh-tee
Curious leads with the beat, but curiosity pushes it back to the third of five syllables.
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