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Definition fascination in American English

fascination noun

noun
/ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the state of being very interested in something or attracted by something

Example

the country's fascination with Western culture

Example

He had a childish fascination for battles and revolutions.

Example

She watched in fascination as he sketched.

Synonyms and related words
interest motivation involvement
2

the power to interest or attract people very strongly

Example

The idealism of the 1960s continues to exert a fascination.

Example

The place had held a strange fascination for her ever since.

Synonyms and related words
mystery life novelty
2.1

something that interests or attracts people very strongly

Synonyms and related words
popularity boom magnet
Definition fascination in American English