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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Humira is just one example, but it’s a fascinating case study for understanding how healthcare costs have gotten so horribly out of control and what’s needed to fix it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Catholics may find Ms. McDonagh’s well-written and extensively researched book about British converts fascinating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The ice giants are among the most fascinating targets in our solar system, and Uranus has recently moved to the top of the list.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Just then, Kat slid into the seat next to Brooklyn and said, “I’ve discovered a fascinating anomaly.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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