fascination
pronunciation
How to pronounce fascination in British English:
UK [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce fascination in American English:
US [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
- the capacity to attract intense interest
Word Origin
- fascination (n.)
- c. 1600, "act of bewitching," from Latin fascinationem (nominative fascinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of fascinare "bewitch, enchant" (see fascinate). Meaning "state of being fascinated" is from 1650s; that of "fascinating quality, attractive influence upon the attention" is from 1690s.
Example
- 1. Hitler 's rise brought yet more fascination .
- 2. My fascination with these materials was really born from books .
- 3. The parents were charmed by their daughter 's fascination .
- 4. The fascination continued for decades .
- 5. His terrible romantic fascination with the abyss loads his paintings with tragic power .