What does fascination mean?

Definitions for fascination
ˌfæs əˈneɪ ʃənfas·ci·na·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fascination, captivationnoun

    the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

  2. captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascinationnoun

    a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

  3. fascinationnoun

    the capacity to attract intense interest

    "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"

Wiktionary

  1. fascinationnoun

    The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence.

  2. fascinationnoun

    The state or condition of being fascinated.

  3. fascinationnoun

    That which fascinates; a charm; a spell.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fascinationnoun

    The power or act of bewitching; enchantment; unseen inexplicable influence.

    Etymology: from fascinate.

    He had such a crafty and bewitching fashion, both to move pity and to induce belief, as was like a kind of fascination and enchantment to those that saw him or heard him. Francis Bacon.

    The Turks hang old rags, or such like ugly things, upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them against fascination. Edmund Waller.

    There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words, which makes them operate with a force beyond what we can naturally give an account of. Robert South, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Fascination

    Fascination is the first single released by Danish pop group Alphabeat. It was first released in Denmark on 6 June 2006, followed by a worldwide release on 16 May 2008. The song reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. It was used as the music for a Coca-Cola advert. In Turkey, the song was used in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola Zero, in Germany and Belgium for Coca-Cola Light. The Bimbo Jones Mix of the song was played in American Eagle Stores in the United States. It is also a playable song in the video game Band Hero and is available to play in the video game Rock Band 2 via downloadable content. The song was also sung by all remaining contestants from series 6 of the British singing contest The X Factor, in week 3 of the live results shows. In 2010, Alphabeat performed the song on the Danish version of the show.

ChatGPT

  1. fascination

    Fascination is an intense interest, attraction or captivation towards someone or something. It usually refers to a state of being greatly intrigued or enchanted by the allure of a particular subject or person, often to the point of obsession or preoccupation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fascinationnoun

    the act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence

  2. Fascinationnoun

    the state or condition of being fascinated

  3. Fascinationnoun

    that which fascinates; a charm; a spell

  4. Etymology: [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.]

Wikidata

  1. Fascination

    "Fascination" is the tenth episode of season three of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 56th episode overall.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Fascination

    the power, originally ascribed to serpents, of spell-binding by the eye.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fascination in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fascination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fascination in a Sentence

  1. Mary McCarthy:

    Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.

  2. Photographer Robert Benson:

    Everyone was super passionate about what they're doing, and they take the work seriously, i guess the fascination wears off after a week and it becomes like any other job.

  3. John Wayne:

    Don't ever for a minute make the mistake of looking down your nose at westerns. They're art - the good ones, I mean. They deal in life and sudden death and primitive struggle, and with the basic emotions - love, hate, and anger - thrown in. We'll have westerns films as long as the cameras keep turning. The fascination that the Old West has will never die. And as long as people want to pay money to see me act, I'll keep on making westerns until the day I die.

  4. Alderman Mike Scott:

    Of course, I didn’t grow up with social media. But it’s becoming a place where young people act out movie scenes if you will, people are getting shot and killed and beaten on Facebook Live, i really don’t understand the fascination or the glorification of this violence. People want to get Facebook and Instagram famous, not knowing the consequences.

  5. John Powell:

    He was more of a loner, and having a fascination with war and guns made him off-putting to a lot of people. he didn’t have many friends.

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