Definition
A powerful feeling of interest and attraction toward something, often making you want to learn more about it.
Etymology
From Latin “fascinatio” meaning “bewitchment,” from “fascinare” meaning “to bewitch or charm.” It once referred to literal enchantment before becoming a metaphor for intense interest.
Kelly Says
Your “fascination” with something is your personal spell—what your mind keeps returning to, even when you’re busy. Paying attention to your fascinations is often a clue to what you’re naturally wired to learn or create.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቅ
ma-sta-aw-ek
ARالعربية
انجذاب
in-jid-dab
CACatalà
fascinació
fa-si-na-cio
CSČeština
fascinace
fa-si-na-ce
DADansk
fascination
fas-si-na-tion
DEDeutsch
Faszination
fa-zi-na-tion
ELΕλληνικά
ενθουσιασμός
en-thou-si-as-mos
ESEspañol
fascinación
fas-si-na-syon
FAفارسی
büyüleme
boo-yoo-leh-meh
FISuomi
fasinaatio
fa-si-na-tio
FRFrançais
fascination
fas-si-nas-yon
GUGU
સંતુષ્ટિ
san-tu-shti
HUMagyar
bűvölet
boo-vo-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
fasinasi
fa-si-na-si
ITItaliano
fascinazione
fa-szi-na-tsione
KMKM
បទពិសោធ
ba-te-vi-so-d
MSBahasa Melayu
penasaran
pen-a-sa-ran
MYမြန်မာ
လိမ္မော်
li-m-aw
NLNederlands
fascinatie
fas-si-na-tie
NONorsk
fasinasjon
fa-si-na-sjon
PLPolski
fascynacja
fas-chy-na-tsia
PTPortuguês
fascinação
fa-si-na-sāo
RORomână
fascinare
fa-si-na-re
RUРусский
fasцинация
fas-tsi-nat-siya
SVSvenska
fascination
fas-si-na-tion
SWKiswahili
fascination
fa-si-na-shon
TAதமிழ்
ஈர்க்கும்
eer-kkum
TEతెలుగు
ఆకర్షణ
aakarshaṇa
THไทย
ความหลงใหล
khawm luang hai
TLTL
paggamitan
pa-g-ga-mi-tan
TRTürkçe
fasinasyon
fa-si-na-yo-n
UKУкраїнська
фасцинація
fa-s-tsi-nat-siya
URاردو
مَشْغُولِیَت
mash-goo-lee-yat
VITiếng Việt
sự mê hoặc
su mê hoac
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la