4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: fascinated \fascinated\ adj. 1. having the attention fixed by a sense of wonder. Syn: hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed. [WordNet 1.5] 2. intensely interested in or attracted by; as, I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them. [WordNet 1.5] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. [1913 Webster] It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). [1913 Webster] 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. [1913 Webster] There be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fascinated adj 1: having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}] 2: intensely interested in or attracted by; "I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 80 Moby Thesaurus words for "fascinated": agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, arrested, astonished, astounded, at gaze, attracted, awed, awestruck, becharmed, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, cathectic, caught, charm-bound, charmed, concerned, confounded, curious, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enamored, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, enthusiastic, entranced, excited, fixed, flabbergasted, gaping, gauping, gazing, gripped, heartsmitten, held, hypnotized, in a trance, in awe, in awe of, infatuate, infatuated, interested, keen on, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, passionate, piqued, popeyed, puzzled, rapt, rapt in wonder, smitten, spell-caught, spellbound, staggered, staring, stupefied, surprised, tantalized, thunderstruck, tickled, titillated, turned-on, under a charm, under a spell, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering
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