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fascination
[ fas-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the power or action of fascinating. fascinating.
- the state or an instance of being fascinated:
They watched in fascination.
- a fascinating fascinating quality; powerful attraction; charm:
the fascination of foreign travel.
- Cards. a form of solitaire.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fascination1
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Example Sentences
But by far the most interesting object, which held enormous fascination for me, sat high up on the top shelf.
All this buzz, the continued tabloid fascination with Hurley, is down—absurdly—to that dress.
And their respective physical appearances, which have become objects of fascination for their legions of fans, were tragic.
Some of it is continuing fascination with the Rockefeller family.
Why the fascination, dissection, and constant conversation anytime Beyoncé or any female celebrity changes her hair?
There is a fascination in serpents, and there is one far more deadly—who has not felt it?
Terror and fascination caught him; he turned away lest she should reach his secret and communicate her own.
This haughty Countess, by the way, has always had a great fascination for me, because she looks like a woman who "has a history."
But this goldsmith's work, far from impairing the effect of the whole, adds a certain fascination to it.
Fascination is a strong word and means a considerable amount of enjoyment, up to a certain point.
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