fascinating
of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story;fascinating jewelry.
Origin of fascinating
1Other words from fascinating
- fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- half-fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective
- half-fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- qua·si-fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective
- qua·si-fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- un·fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective
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How to use fascinating in a sentence
With no dialogue, the narrative is minimalist and focused on survival, though there are fascinating connections between the monstrous world and the characters within it.
‘Little Nightmares II’ made me dread every moment. And I loved it. | Elise Favis | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostTwo recent offerings transport readers into fascinating settings — and the first, in particular, features appealing characters, who are the true draw of any well-told tale.
Two historical mystery novels plunge readers into the past while keeping them guessing | Clare McHugh | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostThat will be a fascinating area of inquiry at next week’s hearings.
Bitcoin, stocks and crude take off as the markets brace for a wave of stimulus checks | Bernhard Warner | February 8, 2021 | FortuneHe’s so fascinating that Steve Levitt brought him back for a second conversation.
Yul Kwon (Part 2): “Hey, Do You Have Any Bright Ideas?” (People I (Mostly) Admire, Ep. 13) | Steven D. Levitt | February 6, 2021 | FreakonomicsTo me, that’s where you get to people’s relationships playing out in a really fascinating way.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera | Constance Grady | February 5, 2021 | Vox
One example would be how fascinating it must be to be Martin Scorsese and have an Oscar at home for The Departed.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLawler is more interested in the more fascinating story of how the chicken spread.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the history of the church, which emerged in the late '60s, is far more complicated—and fascinating.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 15-21, 2014 | William Boot | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSomething fascinating is going on in the gravitational dance of galaxies, from watching the slow twirls of the dancers.
He was immediately sold on the quality of the screenplays and the fascinating story.
Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister’s S5 Return, A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie,’ and Sexy Peter Dinklage | Marlow Stern | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, gambling seemed to be made particularly fascinating here, and he wanted to be fascinated, wanted it badly.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonJean clung to his English nurse, who played the fascinating game of pretending to eat his hand.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThis other by what seems a congenial activity, fascinating as a game of chess, acquires uncounted millions.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThere are any number of these latter in Hamburg, and you have no idea how fascinating many of them are—so handsome and so bright.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe fond parent made the sprightly and fascinating child his daily companion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for fascinating
/ (ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ) /
arousing great interest
enchanting or alluring: a fascinating woman
Derived forms of fascinating
- fascinatingly, adverb
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