Curiosity and Play

Curiosity

Curiosity noun - An eager desire to find out about things that are often none of one's business.

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Play and curiosity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a noun "Curiosity".

Nearby Words: curious, curiously

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Curiosity and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Curiosity" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

full	full curiosity	full play
obvious	obvious curiosity	obvious play
constant	constant curiosity	constant play
great	great curiosity	great play
Other adjectives: little, dark, interesting, basic.

Something about this message seems off to him, but none the less he gives into curiosity and decides to play along.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic General R To Z
Then he announces that he's going to run a play called "The Scuba Diver," which Marshall notes isn't anywhere in the book, piquing their curiosity.

Source: Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
On the other hand, the long lines of people who want to play the pinball is treated as just a curiosity.

Source: Pinball / Space Invaders

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