fascination
The state or condition of being fascinatedThe state or condition of being fascinated.
» Tom watched in fascination.
Tom sah fasziniert zu.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being fascinated.
To my fascination, the skies turned all kinds of colours.
(countable, uncountable)Something which fascinates.
Life after death had always been a great fascination to him.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of bewitching, or enchanting
Faszination
- the capacity to attract intense interest
- the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
Examples
16 sentencesTom watched in fascination.
deTom sah fasziniert zu.
What is your fascination with this?
His fascination with English is mysterious.
Ziri looked at the baby in fascination.
Sami exhibited a fascination for death and torture.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin fascinare ("to bewitch"), possibly from Ancient Greek βασκαίνιεν (baskaínien, “From Latin fascinare ("to bewitch"), possibly from Ancient Greek βασκαίνιεν (baskaínien, “to speak ill of; to curse”). Morphologically fascinate + -ion.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: fascinations| Singular | fascination |
|---|---|
| Plural | fascinations |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonyms- the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror):captivation
- a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual:captivationenchantmententhrallment
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable