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

The rise of AI music has been a source of fascination and consternation for the music industry.

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That support has had surprising staying power, as some of the fascination with Mangione the person has turned him into a symbol for a larger cause.

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Now the tech world’s fascination with humanlike robots has returned—this time fueled by artificial intelligence and investors eager to deploy capital behind what could be the next trillion-dollar opportunity.

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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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Related Words

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