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nosiness

/ˈnəʊzinəs/noun

उच्चारण नोज़िनस

दूसरों के मामलों में ताक-झाँक, टोह लेने की आदत

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    too much interest in other people's private lives

    दूसरों के मामलों में ताक-झाँक, टोह लेने की आदत

    • Her nosiness about her neighbours' affairs annoyed everyone.
    • His nosiness made it difficult to keep any secret at the office.
    • Her nosiness got her into trouble at school.
    + 2 more examples
    • I cannot stand his nosiness about my salary.
    • The neighbours' nosiness made privacy impossible in the colony.

    Synonyms inquisitiveness prying curiosity snooping meddlesomeness

    Opposite discretion indifference

◇Word family
nosy adjectivenose verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

The adjective is nosy or nosey, but the noun is always nosiness (not 'noseyness').

Adjective nosy या nosey दोनों होते हैं, लेकिन noun हमेशा nosiness होता है ('noseyness' गलत है)।