fascination
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/
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fascinación
- Many children have a fascination for dinosaurs, often collecting toys and books about them.
- fascination with art
- source of fascination
- lifelong fascination
I think that the fascination with aliens is only going to grow.
- I think that the fascination with aliens is only going to grow.
- And I have an endless fascination with the movie Pinocchio.
- That adds a whole new level of fascination to this topic.
- When Oren was small, he had a fascination with a movie called The Matrix.
- There's a fascination with the organic quality of production.
- I really don't understand the fascination in wanting to see somebody torn apart.
- And, and I think that they'll always be a source of fascination.
- OK, I mean, the neurons I share, I share your delight and fascination.
- The larger point that has been going on really since the industrial revolution is our fascination with machines.
- And that's really like where like my fascination with comedy sort of sparked.
- And that was really sort of the the gateway for my fascination with with fashion.
Examples
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Lately, the idea had begun to take on a certain fascination for him.
Fiction book (1991) -
The subject was of endless fascination to him and was a strong undercurrent in all his work.
Academic text (2011) -
Now my fascination is in connection with the brain.
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What is this fascination with trains?
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There was a king who had a great fascination and love for paintings.
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I think that the fascination with aliens is only going to grow.
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I don't know, I guess I just have this fascination with human behavior.
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When Oren was small, he had a fascination with a movie called The Matrix.
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So that's really what I'm in it for, is just the pure fascination of understanding our own minds.
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Jarry and Conrad exhibit a fascination with both sides of this strange African coin.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something
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1.0
A feeling of surprise and curiosity at something new or beautiful
88
2.1
A quality that makes something interesting to people
35
5.6
A natural liking for people, things, or ideas
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6.5
A feeling of great wonder and pleasure as if under a magic spell
2
2.5
A feeling of wonder and surprise at something impressive or strange
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6.7
A strong feeling of being very interested and charmed by something
1
5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
1
8.4
A strong feeling of being very interested and unable to look away
A strong feeling of complete fascination that holds your attention
A feeling of wanting to know more about something
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Etymology
The word fascination comes from the Latin fascinare, which meant 'to bewitch' or 'to put someone under a magic spell'. So, to be fascinated is to have a very strong interest that holds you as if under a 'spell'.