fascination
noun
fas·ci·na·tion
ˌfa-sə-ˈnā-shən 
1
a
: the quality or power of fascinating
b
: something fascinating
2
: the state of being fascinated : the state of feeling an intense interest in something
Examples of fascination in a Sentence
the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
This stretch of the park, an object of fascination for Urbano, contains an array of a hundred or so different models of public gaslights, now obsolete and semi-derelict.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Recently, it's been pottery—now, sewing has become the new fascination.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
That fascination shows no signs of fading; one estimate predicts more than $7 trillion will be spent on AI by the end of the decade.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fascination
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“Fascination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascination. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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