fascinatingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfasᵻneɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfæsəˌneɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fascinate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < fascinate v. + -ing suffix².

a. Having the power to charm, bewitch, or transfix a person; irresistibly attractive; beguiling, captivating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]

catching?a1430

vive1528

fascinating1618

affecting1665

amusing1695

uptaking1737

striking1752

interesting1768

arresting1792

frappant1797

riveting1800

engrossing1820

enchaining1823

arrestive1834

alive1844

vivid1853

seizing1865

absorptive1881

absorbative1893

gripping1896

intriguing1909

attention-getting1917

grippy1921

head-turning1938

gimmicky1957

compulsive1961

spellbinding1978

stunty1981

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective]

charming1382

witchinga1400

enchanting1555

conjuring1575

Circean1609

spellinga1616

effascinating1616

fascinating1618

becharming1638

fascinous1666

ensorcelling1883

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > fascinating or enchanting

bewitching1553

witching1570

sirenical1599

taking1603

enchantinga1616

fascinating1618

bewitchfulc1633

charming1664

sirenica1704

captivating1772

captivative1772

fascinative1833

airy-fairy1837

enthralling1851

taky1854

thralling1871

1618 J. Harmar tr. D. Heinsius Mirrour of Humilitie 28 You that with your itching and bewitching fascinating glances discouer the wantonnesse of your minds, and lightnesse of your liues.

1776 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 31 July 1/3 Mr. Burke is not perhaps..so persuasive, graceful, and fascinating a speaker as Lord Mansfield.

1787 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 585/2 They were charmed with the engaging manners and fascinating conversation of Mrs. Bickerstaffe.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xii. 388 But to all that was thus most fascinating to others, she joined unhappily all that was most dangerous for herself.

1838 Caledonian Mercury 5 Feb. Even Mr C—p—r unpursed the edge of his right eye, which ever had a most fascinating tendency to winking, and looked serious a moment.

1935 J. Hanley Furys v. 127 There was something fascinating about this face. He could not take his eyes from it.

2013 Time Out N.Y. 24 Oct. 72/4 Singer-songwriter Heather Christian has..a fascinating wise-waif presence.

b. Designating the power or faculty of rendering a person or animal unable to move, escape, or resist, esp. by means of a gaze; (in later use esp. of a gaze) having such a power or faculty. Now rare and tending to merge with sense 1a.

ΚΠ

1626 J. Gresham tr. Ovid Picture of Incest 6 My father too, is pious, and precise In due obseruing of his Countries guise And one that by no fascinating art Will be seduced to render vp his hart.

1796 B. S. Barton Mem. Rattle Snake 46 The commonly received notion of the existence of a fascinating power in the rattle-snake.

1874 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 9 182/2 These instances might be multiplied indefinitely, and prove the existence of the fascinating faculty in snakes beyond the shadow of a doubt.

1914 The Word Nov. 301 There are certain animals which have the power to break the currents of astral light by an absorption which is peculiar to them. These animals are intensely antipathetic to us, and have something fascinating in their gaze. Such are the toad, the basilisk and the tadpole.

1983 MLN 98 743 Metamorphosing from flame to angel to bird of prey, who swoops and seizes you with her fascinating gaze and powerful breath and transports you magically into a realm of drunken vapor and enchanting music.

2. Having the power to capture completely the interest or imagination; enthralling; intriguing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > that excites curiosity

fascinating1789

intriguing1909

1789 Topographer 1 Pref. p. ii Antiquities have been indeed to all those, who have had the least knowledge of them, a most fascinating study.

1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 111 M. Cousin's fascinating lectures on the history of philosophy.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 44/1 The story of dates is a truly fascinating one and today much work is being done in our own country in the way of propagating the growth of this wonderful food tree.

1966 B. Took & M. Feldman Best of ‘Round The Horne’ (2000) 79/2 Good gracious, that's fascinating. They did? You have? You will? Well, that really is exciting news.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. ii. 1/3 She sees them [sc. wolves]..as endlessly fascinating creatures who have much to teach humans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fascinating
释义	fascinatingadj. Brit. /ˈfasᵻneɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfæsəˌneɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fascinate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < fascinate v. + -ing suffix². 1. a. Having the power to charm, bewitch, or transfix a person; irresistibly attractive; beguiling, captivating. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] catching?a1430 vive1528 fascinating1618 affecting1665 amusing1695 uptaking1737 striking1752 interesting1768 arresting1792 frappant1797 riveting1800 engrossing1820 enchaining1823 arrestive1834 alive1844 vivid1853 seizing1865 absorptive1881 absorbative1893 gripping1896 intriguing1909 attention-getting1917 grippy1921 head-turning1938 gimmicky1957 compulsive1961 spellbinding1978 stunty1981 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] charming1382 witchinga1400 enchanting1555 conjuring1575 Circean1609 spellinga1616 effascinating1616 fascinating1618 becharming1638 fascinous1666 ensorcelling1883 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > fascinating or enchanting bewitching1553 witching1570 sirenical1599 taking1603 enchantinga1616 fascinating1618 bewitchfulc1633 charming1664 sirenica1704 captivating1772 captivative1772 fascinative1833 airy-fairy1837 enthralling1851 taky1854 thralling1871 1618 J. Harmar tr. D. Heinsius Mirrour of Humilitie 28 You that with your itching and bewitching fascinating glances discouer the wantonnesse of your minds, and lightnesse of your liues. 1776 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 31 July 1/3 Mr. Burke is not perhaps..so persuasive, graceful, and fascinating a speaker as Lord Mansfield. 1787 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 585/2 They were charmed with the engaging manners and fascinating conversation of Mrs. Bickerstaffe. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xii. 388 But to all that was thus most fascinating to others, she joined unhappily all that was most dangerous for herself. 1838 Caledonian Mercury 5 Feb. Even Mr C—p—r unpursed the edge of his right eye, which ever had a most fascinating tendency to winking, and looked serious a moment. 1935 J. Hanley Furys v. 127 There was something fascinating about this face. He could not take his eyes from it. 2013 Time Out N.Y. 24 Oct. 72/4 Singer-songwriter Heather Christian has..a fascinating wise-waif presence. b. Designating the power or faculty of rendering a person or animal unable to move, escape, or resist, esp. by means of a gaze; (in later use esp. of a gaze) having such a power or faculty. Now rare and tending to merge with sense 1a. ΚΠ 1626 J. Gresham tr. Ovid Picture of Incest 6 My father too, is pious, and precise In due obseruing of his Countries guise And one that by no fascinating art Will be seduced to render vp his hart. 1796 B. S. Barton Mem. Rattle Snake 46 The commonly received notion of the existence of a fascinating power in the rattle-snake. 1874 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 9 182/2 These instances might be multiplied indefinitely, and prove the existence of the fascinating faculty in snakes beyond the shadow of a doubt. 1914 The Word Nov. 301 There are certain animals which have the power to break the currents of astral light by an absorption which is peculiar to them. These animals are intensely antipathetic to us, and have something fascinating in their gaze. Such are the toad, the basilisk and the tadpole. 1983 MLN 98 743 Metamorphosing from flame to angel to bird of prey, who swoops and seizes you with her fascinating gaze and powerful breath and transports you magically into a realm of drunken vapor and enchanting music. 2. Having the power to capture completely the interest or imagination; enthralling; intriguing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > that excites curiosity fascinating1789 intriguing1909 1789 Topographer 1 Pref. p. ii Antiquities have been indeed to all those, who have had the least knowledge of them, a most fascinating study. 1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 111 M. Cousin's fascinating lectures on the history of philosophy. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 44/1 The story of dates is a truly fascinating one and today much work is being done in our own country in the way of propagating the growth of this wonderful food tree. 1966 B. Took & M. Feldman Best of ‘Round The Horne’ (2000) 79/2 Good gracious, that's fascinating. They did? You have? You will? Well, that really is exciting news. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. ii. 1/3 She sees them [sc. wolves]..as endlessly fascinating creatures who have much to teach humans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1618
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