Fascinant

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 faszinierend , 🇪🇸 fascinante , 🇮🇹 affascinante , 🇵🇹 fascinante , 🇨🇳 吸引人的 , 🇯🇵 魅力的な , 🇰🇷 매력적인 , 🇸🇦 مثير للدهشة , 🇮🇳 मोहक

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Etymology

**fascinant** comes from the French verb *fasciner*, itself borrowed from Latin *fascinare* “to charm, to bewitch.” *Fascinare* is derived from *fascinus*, a sacred bundle or charm, which in turn comes from *fascis* “bundle” (from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *bʰaks-* “to bind”). The modern adjective emerged in the 16th‑century Middle French with the suffix **‑ant**, forming the present participle of *fasciner* and giving us the contemporary sense “fascinating.”

Synonyms

attrait charme captivation magnétisme enchantement mystère séduction

Antonyms

ennuyeux sans intérêt terne monotone inintéressant