nosiness (noun)

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• nosiness — nosy (also nosey) ► ADJECTIVE (nosier, nosiest) informal ▪ too inquisitive about other people s affairs. DERIVATIVES nosily adverb nosiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• nosiness — noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑prying, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• nosiness — noun see nosy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nosiness — noun The property of being nosy …   Wiktionary

• nosiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. Undue interest in the affairs of others: curiosity, curiousness, inquisitiveness. Informal: snoopiness. See INVESTIGATE …   English dictionary for students

• nosy — or nosey adjective (nosier; est) Etymology: 1nose Date: 1882 of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality ; intrusive • nosily adverb • nosiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nosy — (also nosey) adjective (nosier, nosiest) informal showing too much curiosity about other people s affairs. Derivatives nosily adverb nosiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• nosy nosey — adjective always wanting to find out things that do not concern you, especially other people s private affairs: Don t be so nosy! It s none of your business. nosiness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nosy — UK [ˈnəʊzɪ] / US [ˈnoʊzɪ] adjective Word forms nosy : adjective nosy comparative nosier superlative nosiest showing disapproval wanting to know about things that involve other people but not you Don t be so nosy! Derived word: nosiness noun… …   English dictionary

• nosy — [ˈnəʊzi] adj showing disapproval wanting to know about things that involve other people but not you nosiness noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• nosy — /ˈnoʊzi / (say nohzee) adjective (nosier, nosiest) Colloquial prying; inquisitive. Also, nosey. –nosily, adverb –nosiness, noun …