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fascinating

[ fas-uh-ney-ting ]

adjective

  1. of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating:

    a fascinating story;

    fascinating jewelry.



fascinating

/ ˈæɪˌԱɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. arousing great interest
  2. enchanting or alluring

    a fascinating woman

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Derived Forms

  • ˈڲˌԲپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڲc·ԲiԲ· adverb
  • 󲹱-ڲc·ԲiԲ adjective
  • half-ڲc·ԲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-ڲc·ԲiԲ adjective
  • quasi-ڲc·ԲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ڲc·ԲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fascinating1

First recorded in 1640–50; fascinat(e) + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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But just when the central characters’ fascinating messiness achieves peak interest, you realize this movie’s earnest commercial shimmer is never going to segue into a denser, darker poetry.

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"I spend a lot of time at the Albert Hall in the middle of the night, practicing, and I find it fascinating that the building is still just running overnight," she says.

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Her conundrum has lately been making me think about Daniel Shapiro's fascinating book, "Negotiating the Nonnegotiable," and his clear-eyed examination of the roles of tribalism and identity in accelerating conflict — and in ameliorating it.

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It will be fascinating now to see if City can keep alive their hopes of domestic silverware alive.

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Early on, Cronenberg begins to juggle some fascinating ideas about our varied responses to grief, and in turn, the different forms grief can take.

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