Synonyms for fascination
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Noun
1. Enchantment — the act of bewitching, or enchanting
enchantment, witchcraft, witchery, attraction, magic, charm, captivation, sorcery, spell, bewitchment, enthrallment US, enthralment UK, blandishment, bewitchery, glamour, glamor US, incantation
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of bewitching, or enchanting
Forms
- Plural
- fascinations → enchantments, witchcrafts, witcheries, attractions…
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That which is fascinating may win without delighting, drawing by some unseen power, as a serpent its prey; we can speak of horrible fascination.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attraction The old cathedral is a popular tourist attraction.
- enchantment Tomas shrugged, not understanding Maria's enchantment.
- romance I have studied all the national Romance languages.
- amazement Daniel looked at the list and froze in amazement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fascination | rising | |
| attraction | rising | |
| enchantment | rising | |
| bewitchment | rising | |
| captivation | rising | |
| romance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- magic2, spell1, charm1
- 6 letters
- glamor2
- 7 letters
- romance2, glamour2, sorcery3
- 8 letters
- witchery
- 9 letters
- amazement3
- 10 letters
- attraction3, witchcraft2, bewitchery
- 11 letters
- enchantment3, incantation4, bewitchment, captivation, enthralment
- 12 letters
- astonishment4, enthrallment, blandishment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fascination
- Deutsch
- Faszination