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adjective of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
Origin of fascinating First recorded in 1640–50; fascinate + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM fascinating fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb half-fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective half-fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb qua·si-fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective
qua·si-fas·ci·nat·ing·ly, adverb un·fas·ci·nat·ing, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for fascinating One example would be how fascinating it must be to be Martin Scorsese and have an Oscar at home for The Departed.
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But the history of the church, which emerged in the late '60s, is far more complicated—and fascinating .
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He was immediately sold on the quality of the screenplays and the fascinating story.
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In addition to her love life, the second fascinating part of the book is watching Joplin change as she becomes more famous.
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In the latest, Frank is pushing 70 but he remains a fascinating emblem of his times.
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It was full of antique jewelry, antique furniture, antique laces and antique pottery—all of the most fascinating description.
Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad | Edith Van Dyne
Her voice was fascinating , and her remarks were always to the point.
Priestess of the Flame | Sewell Peaslee Wright
He was, I suppose, judging from the imperfect view-point of my sex, what women call "fascinating ."
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There wasn't seating-capacity for all the people that came while his head was undergoing these various and fascinating mottlings.
Chapters from My Autobiography | Mark Twain
She was just a fascinating sleepy-head pouting at the morning for interfering with her dreams.
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British Dictionary definitions for fascinating adjective arousing great interest
enchanting or alluring a fascinating woman
Derived forms of fascinating fascinatingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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