FASCINATION


Meaning of FASCINATION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , great

▪ particular , peculiar , special

▪ certain

These two artists share a certain ~ with the female body.

▪ growing

▪ continuing , endless , enduring , lifelong , long-standing , ongoing , perennial

▪ current

our current ~ with nationalism

▪ horrified

I watched in horrified ~.

▪ morbid , strange , unhealthy

a morbid ~ with death

▪ public

the public ~ with crime

VERB + FASCINATION

▪ have , hold

The sea holds a ~ for all children.

▪ develop , feel , find , have

He had a deep ~ with all types of train.

▪ exert

These exotic plants exert a ~ all of their own.

▪ share

She shared his ~ for motorcycles.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~ , with ~

She watched in ~ as the cat pounced on the mouse.

He looked on in horrified ~ as the ship drew nearer to the rocks.

▪ ~ for

She developed a ~ for these creatures.

▪ ~ in

He found great ~ in her quiet, frank manner.

▪ ~ with

a lifelong ~ with music

PHRASES

▪ part of the ~

Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the ~ of the reef.

▪ a source of ~ for sb , a source of ~ to sb

His letters have been a source of ~ to a wide audience.

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