fascinated
Americanadjective
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having the attention attracted and held by a person or thing having unique power or charm, unusual character, etc.; enthralled or captivated.
The nature trail guide opened one of the boxes to let the fascinated onlookers view two baby bluebirds inside.
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strongly interested or intrigued by something.
I'm speaking now not as a lawyer, just as a fascinated observer of mankind.
verb
Other Word Forms
- fascinatedly adverb
- half-fascinated adjective
- quasi-fascinated adjective
- unfascinated adjective
Etymology
Origin of fascinated
Example Sentences
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Black holes have fascinated scientists and the public since they were first proposed in the early 1900s.
From Science Daily
Like many newcomers to Los Angeles, Smee, a 45-year-old former flight attendant, was fascinated by the city’s landscape and its famous palm trees when he first moved from England.
From Los Angeles Times
Right away, he was fascinated by his neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times
Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.
From BBC
It follows the unexpected boom in popularity in China of OpenClaw, an agent tool created by an Austrian researcher that has fascinated programmers worldwide despite cybersecurity concerns.
From Barron's
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