fascinating
Americanadjective
adjective
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arousing great interest
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enchanting or alluring
a fascinating woman
Other Word Forms
- fascinatingly adverb
- half-fascinating adjective
- half-fascinatingly adverb
- quasi-fascinating adjective
- quasi-fascinatingly adverb
- unfascinating adjective
Etymology
Origin of fascinating
First recorded in 1640–50; fascinat(e) + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The US Women's Open will be a fascinating week at LA's Riviera Country Club, a great venue that will hold the golf events at the 2028 Olympics.
From BBC
Like Guo’s version of Ishmael, Ahab, and the “cannibal” Queequeg, all who keep beautifully to the spirit of Melville’s characters, Guo’s inclusion of a Chinese sage to the story is another fascinating innovation.
From Los Angeles Times
The true merit of “Escape From Pompeii” may be as a sourcebook rather than a general history, but it is never short of fascinating.
It may not sound like compelling TV, but somehow it is, with family drama, competitive pressures, beautifully cinematography and fascinating insight into an exclusive world that most of us will never know.
From MarketWatch
These professional calculations are actually among the more fascinating aspects of Chevy Chase as a commodity, and something Ms. Zenovich might have focused on more keenly.
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