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fascination

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fas·ci·na·tion  (fs-nshn)
n.
1. The capability of eliciting intense interest or of being very attractive.
2. The state of being intensely interested or attracted: listened in fascination.
3. An intensely interesting, attractive quality or trait.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fascination - the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation
spell, trance, enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
2.fascination - a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment, enthrallment, captivation
liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
3.fascination - the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
fascination
noun attraction, pull, spell, magic, charm, lure, glamour, allure, magnetism, enchantment, sorcery
Translations
fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] n → fascinación f
fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] n → fascination f
fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] fascinate n → Faszination f
fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] n → fascino


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In facetious homage to the smallness of his talk, and the jerky nature of his manners, Fledgeby's familiars had agreed to confer upon him (behind his back) the honorary title of Fascination Fledgeby.
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There were certain outline illustrations in it, which were very good in the cold Flaxman manner, and helped largely to heighten the fascination of the poems for me.
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To pursue his secret has something of the fascination of a detective story.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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