1.
[syn: fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fascinated
adj 1: having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn:
fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized,
mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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