n. 1. Carefulness; painstaking. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] My father's care With curiousness and cost did train me up. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity. [ 1913 Webster ] |