fascination

1 the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: captivation]

2 a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment]

3 the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence.
2. The state or condition of being fascinated.
3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell.

Translations

• Finnish: lumous (1), tenho (1), hurma (2)

Fascination may refer to:

In music

• Fascination!, 1982 synth pop album by The Human League
• Fascination (band), rock band formed in Brunswick, Maine
• The Fascination, rock band from Portland, Oregon
• Fascination Records, part of the Polydor record label

There are several songs titled Fascination:

• (Keep Feeling) Fascination, a song on The Human League's album Fascination!
• Fascination (David Bowie song), a song written by David Bowie and Luther Vandross
• Fascination (1932 song), 1957 song from the film Love in the Afternoon
• Fascination (Alphabeat song) by the Danish band Alphabeat
• Fascination ~eternal love mix~, song from the video game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA
• Fascination MAXX, song from the video game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA

In other fields:

• "Fascination" (DS9 episode), third season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Fascination (game), game commonly found in amusement parks
• MS Fascination, the fourth ship in Carnival Cruise Lines' Fantasy class of mega-cruise ships

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