Curiosity vs. Novelty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Curiosity and Novelty
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Curiosity
Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals. Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill.The term curiosity can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information.
Novelty
Novelty (derived from Latin word novus for "new") is the quality of being new, or following from that, of being striking, original or unusual. Novelty may be the shared experience of a new cultural phenomenon or the subjective perception of an individual.
Curiosity
A strong desire to know or learn something
Curiosity got the better of me, so I called him
Filled with curiosity, she peered through the window
Novelty
The quality of being new, original, or unusual
The novelty of being a married woman wore off
Curiosity
An unusual or interesting object or fact
He showed them some of the curiosities of the house
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Novelty
A small and inexpensive toy or ornament
He bought chocolate novelties to decorate the Christmas tree
Curiosity
A desire to know or learn.
Novelty
The quality of being novel; newness.
Curiosity
A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness.
Novelty
Something new and unusual; an innovation.
Curiosity
An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary
Kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity.
Novelty
A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.
Curiosity
A strange or odd aspect.
Novelty
The state of being new or novel; newness.
Curiosity
(Archaic) Fastidiousness.
Novelty
A new product; an innovation.
Curiosity
Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
Novelty
A small mass-produced trinket.
Curiosity
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
Novelty
In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.
Curiosity
(obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.
Novelty
(chess) An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess).
Curiosity
The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.
When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity.
A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with great curiosity.
Novelty
The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
Curiosity
Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness.
Novelty
Something novel; a new or strange thing.
Curiosity
That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention.
We took a ramble together to see the curiosities of this great town.
There hath been practiced also a curiosity, to set a tree upon the north side of a wall, and, at a little hieght, to draw it through the wall, etc.
Novelty
A small mass-produced article of little value; a knickknack.
Curiosity
A state in which you want to learn more about something
Novelty
Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
Curiosity
Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Novelty
Originality by virtue of being new and surprising
Novelty
A small inexpensive mass-produced article
Novelty
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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