fascination

noun

fas·​ci·​na·​tion ˌfa-sə-ˈnā-shən 

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

Synonyms

• allure
• animal magnetism
• appeal
• attractiveness
• captivation
• charisma
• charm
• duende
• enchantment
• force field
• glamour
• glamor
• magic
• magnetism
• oomph
• pizzazz
• pizazz
• seductiveness
• witchery

Examples of fascination in a Sentence

the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children

Recent Examples on the Web

This sympathy wasn’t simply a fascination with human evil—with a death instinct—but an attraction to a deeper freedom, a more intense form of life than parliaments and pamphleteering offered. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

In a segment that continued to indulge the show’s fascination with McEntire (why not have her host sometime?), Gardner portrayed the singer as an undecided voter. —Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024

During this time, Law was hounded by the press and made into an object of prurient fascination and lust. —Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024

But that wasn’t the main source of fascination here. —Daisy Jones, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a