fascination
[noun]
Synonyms: attraction, allure, charm, enchantment, lure, magic, magnetism, pull

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fas‧ci‧na‧tion /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən, ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/ noun

1. [singular, uncountable] the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc ⇒ obsession
fascination for/with
Police knew of his fascination with guns.
in fascination
The children watched in fascination.

2. [uncountable and countable] something that interests you very much, or the quality of being very interesting
hold/have a fascination for somebody
India will always hold a great fascination for me.
The fascination lay in the mystery of what was inside the box.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fascination
noun
ADJ. deep, great | growing | particular, peculiar, special | endless, enduring, lifelong, perennial | awful, horrible, horrified, morbid, unhealthy | strange a morbid fascination with death
VERB + FASCINATION have, hold The sea holds a fascination for all children.
develop, feel, find, have He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.
exercise, exert These exotic plants exert a fascination all of their own.
share She shared his fascination for motorbikes.
gaze in/with, look (on) in/with, stare in/with, watch in/with | listen in/with He looked on in horrified fascination as the ship drew nearer to the rocks.
PREP. in/with ~ She watched in fascination as the cat pounced on the mouse.
~ for She developed a fascination for these creatures.
~ in He found great fascination in her quiet, frank manner.
~ with a lifelong fascination with Baroque music
PHRASES part of the fascination Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the fascination of the reef.
a source of fascination to sb His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.

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