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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. fascinatingadjective

    Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

ChatGPT

  1. fascinating

    Fascinating refers to something or someone that is extremely interesting or captivating, attracting and holding strong interest or attention, often in a charming or delightful manner. It implies that the object or person arousively arouses curiosity or interest due to its unusual, intriguing, or alluring qualities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fascinating

    of Fascinate

Editors Contribution

  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. Caroline Kennedy:

    If confirmed, I will work hard to repay this debt, i look forward to collaborating with the Government of Australia to strengthen our alliance, improve global health and increase vaccine access during this terrible pandemic and to address the urgent climate crisis. I am excited to get to know the Australian people, learn about their fascinating country and share with them what I love most about America.

  2. Filippo Bertozzo:

    It's a growing field that is going to give us a lot information about the lives of these fascinating creatures.

  3. Anna Bamford:

    We came across all of these fascinating finds - there’s a set of seven or eight uniforms – they have got the original hats and jackets, still with the silver buttons, there’s a lot of hoses, I think there’s about 10 or 12 down there, there’s even an old gas mask.

  4. Marcel Hirscher:

    It will be a fascinating slalom, I can promise you, felix and myself, we have won twice this season but all the other slaloms were won by different people so there will be a lot of favorites.

  5. Ina Turpen:

    It's such wonderful insight into how his brain works, the process is not only fun but it's also fascinating.

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