- fascination
- noun Date: 1605 1. a. the quality or power of fascinating b. something fascinating 2. the state of being fascinated ; the state of feeling an intense interest in something
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fascination — [ fasinasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. fascinatio ♦ Action de fasciner (2.). 1 ♦ Action qu exerce (qqn, qqch.) sur une personne en fixant son regard, sa pensée. Pouvoir de fascination d un hypnotiseur. ⇒ hypnotisme. 2 ♦ Vive influence, profonde… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Fascination — may refer to:In music: * Fascination! , 1982 synth pop album by The Human League ** (Keep Feeling) Fascination , a song in The Human League album Fascination! * Fascination (David Bowie song), a song written by David Bowie and Luther Vandross *… … Wikipedia
Fascination — Fas ci*na tion, n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.] 1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fascination — Fascination. s. f. v. Ensorcelement. Espece de charme qui fait qu on ne voit pas les choses telles qu elles sont. L entestement qu elle a pour luy tient de la fascination … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Fascination — Fascination, lat. deutsch, Verzauberung; fasciniren, verzaubern … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fascination — index compulsion (obsession), obsession, preoccupation, seduction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fascination — c.1600, from L. fascinationem (nom. fascinatio), noun of action from pp. stem of fascinare (see FASCINATE (Cf. fascinate)) … Etymology dictionary
fascination — [n] strong interest allure, appeal, attraction, bug*, charisma, charm, enchantment, enthrallment, glamour, grabber*, hang up*, lure, magic, magnetism, obsession, piquancy, power, pull*, sorcery, spell, thing*, thing for*, trance, witchcraft,… … New thesaurus
fascination — [fas΄ə nā′shən] n. 1. a fascinating or being fascinated 2. strong attraction; charm; allure … English World dictionary
fascination — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great ▪ particular, peculiar, special ▪ certain ▪ These two artists share a certain fascination with the female body … Collocations dictionary
