I can't run away from the fascination of music.
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Fascination
//fæsɪˈneɪʃən//
Synonyms for "fascination" (143 found)
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influenceinterestinveiglementinvitationirresistible impulseleaninglovelinessluxurymagicmagnetismmaniamanic-depressive psychosismarvelmarvelingmarvelousnessmayamiraculousnessmonomaniamorbid drivemutual affinity
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mutual attractionmysteriousnessmysterynuminousnessobsessionobsessive compulsionpartialitypassionpenchantphenomenalnesspossessionpredilectionpreferencepreoccupationprepossessionproclivityprodigiousnesspropensitypullpuzzlementrageremarkablenessromanceruling passionseducementseductionseductivenesssense of mysterysense of wondersex appealsnaringsorceryspellstupefactionstupendousnesssurprisesympathytantalizationtemptationticturnwinning wayswinsomenesswitchcraftwitcherywonderwonderfulnesswondermentwondrousnesswooing
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41 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- обаяние noun (that which fascinates; a charm; a spell)
- очарование noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- очарованост noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- чар noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Catalan
2 entries- fascinació noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascinació noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 迷惑力 noun (that which fascinates; a charm; a spell)
- 魅惑 noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Czech
4 entries- fascinace noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascinace noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- kouzlo noun (that which fascinates; a charm; a spell)
- okouzlení noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Dutch
1 entries- fascinatie noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Esperanto
1 entries- fascinado noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Finnish
3 entries- hurma noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- lumous noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- tenho noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
French
2 entries- fascination noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascination noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Galician
1 entries- fascinación noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
German
1 entries- Faszination noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Italian
3 entries- fascinazione noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascino noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- passione noun (that which fascinates; a charm; a spell)
Norwegian
4 entries- fascinasjon noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascinert noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- forhekset noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- forheksing noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Old English
1 entries- malsċrung noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
Polish
1 entries- fascynacja noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Portuguese
3 entries- fascinação noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascinação noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- fascínio noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- beò-ghlacadh noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- beò-ghlacadh noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
- beò-ghlacadh noun (that which fascinates; a charm; a spell)
Spanish
2 entries- fascinación noun (the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft)
- fascinación noun (the state or condition of being fascinated)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
They have a nerdy fascination.
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Mary watched in fascination.
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Tom has a fascination with Japanese food.
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