fascination
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
Types & categories
- trance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
Types & categories
- liking hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the capacity to attract intense interest
he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations
Types & categories
- attractiveness hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spellbind |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrigue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | trance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | enchant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | liking |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spellbind |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrigue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attractiveness |