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Curiousness (Noun)

The quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner".

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The peculiar customs of the distant culture fed my curiosity about its everyday life.
As I walked through the unfamiliar streets of the foreign city, the strangeness of its sounds and smells heightened my curiosity.
Her curiosity to experience life outside her native country led her to study abroad in Tokyo and immerse herself in Japanese culture.
Tourists often comment on the unexpected weirdness of the native wildlife in Australia compared to what they're used to back home.
The scientists took an unusual degree of curiousness in the recent archaeological discoveries of the newly discovered species in the remote region of Papua New Guinea.

A state of active curiosity.

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Her curiousness about the world around her led her to ask a multitude of questions.
The child's curiousness was evident in the way she explored every nook and cranny of the room.
His curiousness about the workings of machines drove him to take apart and reassemble everything he could get his hands on.
The detective's curiousness about the case led her to dig deeper and uncover new evidence.
The artist's curiousness about the human experience inspired her to create thought-provoking and emotionally charged works.