Noun: fascination ,fa-su'ney-shun
- The capacity to attract intense interest
"he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
- A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
"Her fascination with the new virtual reality technology was obvious";
- captivation, enchantment, enthrallment [N. Amer], enthralment [Brit, Cdn]
- The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
"She watched the storm with a mixture of fascination and fear";
- captivation
Derived forms: fascinations
Type of: attraction, attractiveness, enchantment, liking, spell, trance
Encyclopedia: Fascination