NOSINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensive inquisitiveness

Synonyms:

nosiness; prying; snoopiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nosiness" is a kind of...):

curiousness; inquisitiveness (a state of active curiosity)

Derivation:

nosy (offensively curious or inquisitive)

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