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

Joy, confusion, fascination and despair take over her entire face instantaneously, turning Buckley’s performance into an acting exercise of being raw and present.

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Viewers of her jazz work will share her fascination.

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It has been a subject of fascination for years.

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They stared at her with fascination, largely because the decorations on her hat included a small stuffed bird.

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"Unfortunately, the German chancellor delivered a speech full of arrogance and prejudice, unlike his people, who are showing their fascination for our city in the streets of Belém," city Mayor Igor Normando said on X.

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Related Words

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