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Word entry · 11 letters

fascination

Best crossword clue

"Strong interest"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aacfiinnostStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2A3S4C5I6N7A8T9I10O11N

Definitions

  1. the capacity to attract intense interest

Word origin

From Latin fascinare ("to bewitch"), possibly from Ancient Greek βασκαίνιεν (baskaínien, “to speak ill of; to curse”). Morphologically fascinate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
  • To my fascination, the skies turned all kinds of colours.
  • Life after death had always been a great fascination to him.

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