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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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.
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Forms
plural: fascinations| Singular | fascination |
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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