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Definitions: Fascination |
FascinationNoun1. The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror). 2. A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fascination" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Etymology: Fascination \Fas`ci*na"tion\, noun. [Latin expression fascinatio; compare to French fascination.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Fascination means "slain or overcome by the eyes." The allusion is to the ancient notion of bewitching by the power of the eye. (Greek, baskaino, i.e. phaesi kaino, to kill with the eyes. See Valpy: Etymology of Greek Words, p. 23, col. 1; Latin, fascino.) (See Evil Eye.) "None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch, but love and envy." - Bacon. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: FascinationSynonyms: captivation (n), enchantment (n), enthrallment (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Desire | Desideratum; want; (requirement); "a consummation devoutly to be wished "; attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, prestige, height of one's ambition, idol; whim, whimsy, whimsey; maggot; hobby, hobby-horse. |
Excitability | Fascination, infatuation, fanaticism; Quixotism, Quixotry; tete montee. |
Excitation | Noun: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; subjugation, fascination, intoxication; enravishment; entrancement; pressure, tension, high pressure. |
Motive | Inducement, consideration; attraction; loadstone; magnet, magnetism, magnetic force; allectation, allective; temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery; bewitchment, bewitchery; charm; spell; fascination, blandishment, cajolery; seduction, seducement; honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple. |
Pain | Attraction; (motive); attractiveness, attractability; invitingness; Adjective: harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability; winsomeness. |
Wonder | Noun: wonder, marvel; astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment; amazedness; Adjective: admiration, awe; stupor, stupefaction; stound, fascination; sensation; surprise; (inexpectation) O. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Fascination |
| English words defined with "fascination": interested ♦ Uncharm. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fascination": hacker humor, hacker humour ♦ Spitting for Luck ♦ Trousers. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Fascination" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (charisma, fascination, glamor), Swedish (fascination). |
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Screenplays | You know you shouldn't look, but there is a certain morbid fascination! (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) | |
Lyrics | Looking for a destination, conversation, fascination ("Looking For A Place To Land"; performing artist: Dakota Moon) Oh no. All this fascination with leather and lace ("Strut"; performing artist: Sheena Easton) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Strange Fascination (1952) Fascination (1931) The Power of Fascination (1915) Fascination (2002) Wicked Fascination (1991) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A small child watches migrating fish in fascination.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | The dangerous playmate--A singular instance of fascination.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Fascination.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A sort of hideous fascination held him spellbound to the place from which he observed and commanded the whole scene. |
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Business | The national fascination of a holiday home on a lake (summer cottage) is a cultural phenomenon. (references) | |
The format of the "diner" restaurants, which are rapidly expanding in the U.S., is likely to find a warm welcome in the UK due to the British fascination with 1950's Americana. (references) | ||
Economic History | Nepal | Nepal's rugged terrain and exotic culture have an enduring fascination for tourists. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Nancy Grace | You say look at this good looking guy, committed murder. Nobody wants to believe that. That's the fascination with the court system. You go into the mind and the heart of a human. |
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| "Fascination" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.85% of the time. "Fascination" is used about 648 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.85% | 647 | 10,096 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.15% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 648 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "fascination": old-fascination. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "fascination"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | magjepsje (bewitchment, charm, diabolism, enchantment, glamor, glamour, mystique, rapture, ravishment, witchery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فتنة سحر أو إغراء (glamor, glamour), سحر (attractiveness, bedevil, bewitch, bewitchment, catch, charm, conjure, diablerie, enamor, enamour, enchantment, fascinate, glamor, glamour, incantation, infatuation, loveliness, magic, magnetize, matinee, mesmerize, necromancy, overlook, pleasantness, prestige, quaintness, ravishment, relish, smite, sorcery, spell, spellbind, temptation, weirdness, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wiz, wizardry, zest), جاذبية (appeal, attraction, attractions, attractiveness, charisma, desire, pull), إفتتان (crush, ravishment, rhapsody, translation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | чар (allure, allurement, attraction, bewitchment, charm, enticement, glamor, glamour, loveliness, lure, magic, magnetism, spell, wizardry), очарование (allurement, charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour), омагьосване (enchantment), обаяние (charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour, lure, magic), пленителност (charm), интерес (concern, interest, mustard, punch, savor, savour, wonderment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 魅力 (charm, glamour), 迷恋 (Enamor, Enamored, enamour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | okouzlení (bewitchment, enchantment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tenho (charm, enchantment, glamour), hurmaus (charm, enchantment), hurma (ecstasy, rapture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fascination. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | faszination. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γοητεία (allurement, bewitchment, charm, mesmerism, mystique, sorcery, spell, witchery), μαγεία (bewitchment, magic, mystique, obi, philtre, sorcery, theurgy, witchcraft, witchery, witching, wizardry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | משיכ" חזק" (yank), מ"וח (allure, enticement, reporting, seduction), לבוב (cordate, enchantment, laminated, ravishing of the heart, wrapped up), קסם (allure, charm, divination, enchantment, glamor, glamour, magic, spell, witchcraft), "קסמ" (appeal, attraction, charm, spell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megigézés, vonzerő (appeal, blandishments, charm, draw, enticement, lure, seduction), megbűvölés, elragadtatás (ecstasy, rapture, ravishing, ravishment, rhapsody, transport). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fascino (allurement, charm, glamor, glamour, mystique, spell, witchery), magia (charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 魅力 (charm, glamour), 魅了 , 魅惑 (attraction, captivation, charm, lure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "わく (enchantment, glamour, seduction), '"わく (bewitching, blinding, dazzling, glamor), みりょう (unexecuted, unfilled, unfinished), みりょく (charm, glamour), みわく (attraction, captivation, charm, lure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 매혹 (Charming, Enchanting, Enthrallment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | druiaght (incantation, magus), drualtys (enchantment, glamour, magic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ascinationfay fascinantemente, fascinação (allure, attraction, charm, dazzle, glamor, glamour, spell, witchcraft). (various references) fascinaţie (glamor, glamour, spell), farmec (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, delight, enchantment, endearment, enticement, glamor, glamour, grace, loveliness, lure, relish, salt, seduction, sex appeal, spell, spicery, witchery), atracţie (amenity, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charm, draw, endearment, enticement, fancy, glamor, glamour, grace, mind, pull, seduction). (various references) очарование (allure, bewitchment, charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour, loveliness), обаяние (bewitchment, charisma, charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour). (various references) fasciniranje, fascinantnost, zanos (delirium, enthusiasm, fervor, fervour, flush, inspiration, ravishment, trance). (various references) fascinación. (various references) tjusning (allure, allurement, charm). (various references) ความหลงใหล (fixation, infatuation). (various references) sihir (charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamor, glamour, incantation, magic, sorcery, sortilege, spell, witchery), cazibe (allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, charms, desirability, draw, drawing power, enchantment, enticement, feminene charms, gilt, glamor, glamour, gravitation, it, lure, magnetism, oomph, romance, seduction, witchery), büyü (charm, enchantment, glamor, glamour, hex, hoodoo, incantation, magic, maya, medicine, romance, sorcery, sortilege, spell, the black art, voodoo, witchcraft, witchery), çekicilik (affinity, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, comeliness, desirability, gilt, glamor, glamour, it, oomph, pull, romance, seduction, sex appeal, sexiness, witchery). (various references) чарівність (appeal, appealingness, attraction, bewitchment, charisma, charm, glamor, glamour, loveliness, prettiness), чари (bewitchment, cantrip, charm, glamor, glamour, spell). (various references) sự thôi miên (magnetization), sự quyến rũ (allurement, attractiveness, captivation, lurement, seduction, temptation, witchery), sự l m mê sự mê hoặc. (various references) swyn (charm, magic, spell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "fascination": fascinations. (additional references) | |
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"Fascination" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: facination, facsination, fascinatio, fasination, gasication, massination. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fascination" (pronounced fa'sunā"shun) |
| 8 | -a' s u n ā" sh u n | assassination. |
| 7 | -s u n ā" sh u n | hallucination, impersonation, vaccination. |
| 6 | -u n ā" sh u n | abomination, alienation, antidiscrimination, combination, concatenation, contamination, coordination, coronation, culmination, decaffeination, decontamination, denomination, desalination, destination, determination, detonation, discrimination, disinclination, dissemination, divination, domination, elimination, emanation, examination, explanation, extermination, germination, hydrogenation, illumination, imagination, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, indoctrination, insemination, insubordination, intonation, machination, nomination, nondiscrimination, ordination, origination, pagination, pollination, predestination, procrastination, profanation, recrimination, reexamination, rejuvenation, renomination, rumination, subordination, termination, transillumination. |
| 5 | -n ā" sh u n | carnation, condemnation, consternation, damnation, designation, donation, hibernation, impregnation, incarnation, indignation, nation, reincarnation, resignation, stagnation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concentration, conciliation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, cultivation, dalmatian, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, disembarkation, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, documentation, domestication, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elongation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, harmonization, hesitation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hyperinflation, identification, illustration, imitation, immigration, immunization, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incorporation, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, organisation, organization, orientation, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procreation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, titillation, toleration, transformation, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-i-i-n-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: fasciation, nicotianas. | |
-2 letters: actinians, inactions, nicotiana, onanistic. | |
-3 letters: actinian, actinias, actinons, canonist, cantinas, contains, factions, fanatics, fictions, fontinas, inaction, infantas, nicotins, nonfacts, sainfoin, sanction, sinfonia, sonantic, sonatina. | |
-4 letters: actinia, actinon, actions, anionic, anoints, atonics, caftans, cantina, cantons, cations, confits, contain, faction, fanatic, fanions, fiction, fontina, incants, infanta, infants, nations, niacins, nicotin, nonfact, onanist, sacaton. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-f-i-i-n-n-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: fascinations. | |
+2 letters: nazifications. | |
+3 letters: dandifications, fantastication, fractionations, magnifications, sanctification, saponification. | |
+4 letters: ammonifications, decaffeinations, denazifications, fantastications, latensification, quantifications, sanctifications, saponifications. | |
+5 letters: latensifications. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .- ... -.-. .. -. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01100001 01110011 01100011 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F a s c i n a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0061 0073 0063 0069 006E 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4067856975806786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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