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Part of speech: noun

Sense 1: Curiosity or inquisitiveness.

Example sentence 1: His piosity led him to explore the mysteries of the universe.

Example sentence 2: The child's piosity about the world around her was insatiable.

Sense 2: Excessive or intrusive inquisitiveness.

Example sentence 1: I found his piosity into my personal life quite annoying.

Example sentence 2: The journalist's piosity often got her into trouble with her subjects.

Sense 3: A local gathering or festival celebrating curiosity.

Example sentence 1: The annual piosity in our town attracts visitors from all around.

Example sentence 2: We are organizing a piosity to promote learning and exploration in our community.