fascinated
Americanadjective
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having the attention attracted and held by a person or thing having unique power or charm, unusual character, etc.; enthralled or captivated.
The nature trail guide opened one of the boxes to let the fascinated onlookers view two baby bluebirds inside.
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strongly interested or intrigued by something.
I'm speaking now not as a lawyer, just as a fascinated observer of mankind.
verb
Other Word Forms
- fascinatedly adverb
- half-fascinated adjective
- quasi-fascinated adjective
- unfascinated adjective
Etymology
Origin of fascinated
Example Sentences
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More than 150 years after the sisters' deaths, "the world is still fascinated with their stories," said Canadian retiree Nancy Marto, adding that being able to visit Haworth was "a dream come true".
From Barron's
One of those newly fascinated by the possibility of spirit communication was First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.
From Literature
The art that he created there embodies a kind of deconstructed narcissism; Samaras is fascinated with himself, but mostly as—to paraphrase the photographer Garry Winogrand’s choice of subjects—“something to be photographed.”
I was fascinated by the fast delicate way the lady’s fingers started flipping the cards.
From Literature
I was fascinated by the fact that what seemed to me an atrocity was not seen in general by everybody in the U.S as an atrocity.
From Salon
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