fascination

  • 21fascination — noun the state of being fascinated with something. ↘the power of something to attract or fascinate someone. Usage It is important to distinguish between the constructions fascination with and fascination for. A person has a fascination with… …

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  • 22fascination — /fas euh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. the power or action of fascinating. 2. the state or an instance of being fascinated: They watched in fascination. 3. a fascinating quality; powerful attraction; charm: the fascination of foreign travel. 4. Cards. a… …

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  • 23fascination — [[t]fæ̱sɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] fascinations 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N with/of/for n Fascination is the state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something. I ve had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. 2) N COUNT A fascination… …

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  • 24FASCINATION — n. f. Faculté qu’ont certains animaux de fasciner. La fascination que le serpent exerce, dit on, sur le rossignol. Il signifie, figurément, Action de fasciner et Résultat de cette action. Cet orateur exerce sur son auditoire une sorte de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 25fascination — • dragningskraft, charm, fascination, lockelse …

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  • 26fascination — noun crime and criminals are topics of endless fascination Syn: interest, preoccupation, passion, obsession, compulsion; allure, lure, charm, attraction, intrigue, appeal, pull, draw …

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  • 27fascination — fas•ci•na•tion [[t]ˌfæs əˈneɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the power or action of fascinating 2) the state or an instance of being fascinated 3) a fascinating quality: the fascination of foreign travel[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28fascination — fascinate ► VERB ▪ irresistibly attract the interest of. DERIVATIVES fascinating adjective fascinatingly adverb fascination noun. ORIGIN Latin fascinare bewitch , from fascinum spell, witchcraft …

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  • 29Fascination (game) — Fascination is a game commonly found in North American amusement parks, boardwalks and arcades. The game would be considered in the same family as skee ball, in that prizes are often won for playing the game. The game dates to the 1950s, perhaps… …

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  • 30Fascination (livre) — Fascination (roman) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fascination. Fascination Auteur Stephenie Meyer Genre Fantastique • Romantique Versi …

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