Definitions for fascinating
ˈfæs əˌneɪ tɪŋfas·ci·nat·ing

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1. absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, rivetingadjective

   capable of arousing and holding the attention

   "a fascinating story"

2. bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinatingadjective

   capturing interest as if by a spell

   "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. fascinatingadjective

   Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fascinating

   of Fascinate

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1. fascinatingadjective

   of great interest or attraction

   
   

   Submitted by frank_taylor on November 14, 2022  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fascinating' in Adjectives Frequency: #705

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fascinating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fascinating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fascinating in a Sentence

1. Andrea Kavanagh:

   I can't believe he did it, it's truly astonishing, what the human body can endure is fascinating.

2. Ronit Lupu:

   This discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported, the grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community.

3. Wyatt Cooper:

   If you were around in early 1980s it was pretty hard to miss the jeans she helped create but that was her public face - the one she learned to hide behind as a child, her private self, her real self - that was more fascinating and more lovely than anything she showed the public.

4. Brian Michael Bendis:

   There are thousands if not millions of stories of people who, for many different reasons, felt the need to hide their sexuality, the X-Men, with the conceit of time travel, give us a fascinating platform in which to examine such personal journeys. This is just the first little chapter of a much larger story that will be told.

5. Steve Morris:

   A lot of the interest in Morgan comes from us being very true to our roots, in new markets it becomes a nice selling point because the 106 years of heritage are fascinating for people when they do the research, and being family-owned adds another element.

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