noun
- the quality of being quizzical; a mildly teasing, questioning, or puzzled manner
Usage: formal
Examples
- The professor’s quizzicality was evident as he raised an eyebrow at the student’s unusual answer.
- She regarded the strange contraption with obvious quizzicality.
- His quizzicality made others wonder what he was really thinking.
- The painting’s subject gazed out with a look of gentle quizzicality.
- There was a certain quizzicality in her smile that suggested she knew more than she was saying.