fascination

[fas-uh-ney-shuhn]

noun

1. the power or action of fascinating. fascinating.

2. the state or an instance of being fascinated.

   They watched in fascination.

3. a fascinating fascinating quality; powerful attraction; charm.

   the fascination of foreign travel.

4. Cards.,  a form of solitaire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fascination¹

1595–1605; < Latin fascinātiōn- (stem of fascinātiō ) a bewitching. See fascinate, -ion

Example Sentences

To tap into your mom’s inner true crime fascination, make a visit to some of L.A.’s darker landmarks.

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These days, fresh discoveries fuel a fascination that extends beyond professionals like Bunker.

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“My job is to instill fascination in people,” he said.

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Employees at the $183 billion Silicon Valley giant have developed a bizarre fascination with alligator Claude, who lives nearby in a patch of swampland at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.

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Sparks is a master of the “earthbound” love story like “The Notebook,” while Shyamalan, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Sixth Sense,” is known for his fascination with the supernatural.

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Related Words

• allure 
• attraction 
• charm 
• enchantment 
• magic 
• obsession