• (n.) The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/inquisitiveness/
In·quis'i·tive·ness noun The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. « Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great activity, scrambled in at a ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/66