fascinatingfas‧ci‧nat‧ing /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ S3 adjective 
a fascinating book That sounds absolutely fascinating.find somebody/something fascinating I found him quite fascinating.► see thesaurus at interesting—fascinatingly adverb
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- a fascinating woman
- Alice Thornton's autobiography provides a fascinating account of family life in seventeenth-century England.
- It's fascinating to imagine what might have happened if the US had stayed out of World War II.
- It was a fascinating painting, with clever use of colour and light.
- It was easy to understand why Denise found Chris so fascinating.
- London is one of the most exciting and fascinating cities in the world.
- Nathan Bryce was the most handsome, fascinating, and ruthless man she had ever met.
- Singapore's exotic mix of cultures - mostly Chinese, Indian, and Malay - makes it a fascinating holiday destination.
- The programme focuses on the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, the woman who, at just 18, wrote the horror masterpiece Frankenstein.
- The Scottish Craft Centre has a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery and textiles for sale.
- We went round Chesmore Zoo the other day and found it fascinating.
- Even so, when applied to yesterday's polls the program yields fascinating - not to say hair-raising - results.
- More important, she found it fascinating to put Monsieur de Levantiére's advice into practice.
- Nevertheless, this remains a fascinating recital.
- On the other hand, it was certainly a fascinating building.
- The afternoon is then yours to explore this fascinating city.
- The farmhouse is a welcoming, fascinating building in which past and present happily coexist.
- The student should look out for them and make a mental note of their fascinating and beautiful effect.
THESAURUS
keeping your attention and making you want to know more: · There’s an interesting article in the newspaper today.· The lecture was really interesting.
very interesting: · a fascinating subject· Everything about ancient Egypt is absolutely fascinating.
giving you new ideas or experiences in a way that is interesting and enjoyable: · a stimulating conversation· I found him very stimulating to be with and full of ideas.
interesting because of being unusual, mysterious, or unexpected, so that you want to find out more: · Their research has produced some intriguing results.· These discoveries raise intriguing questions about the relationship between viral genes and the normal genes of the cell.
interesting in a way that keeps your attention completely or for a long time: · Growing your own vegetables can be an absorbing hobby.· her engrossing first novel
used about a very interesting story, film etc that you feel you must keep reading or watching: · a gripping story of love and death· He gives a riveting performance as a tough street cop.· There is something compelling about his work.
very interesting and exciting – used especially about a performance you are watching or listening to: · Pakistan won an enthralling match by two wickets.
very interesting because of being so strange, unusual, or wonderful: · The book is a spellbinding tale of her life in China.
spoken used when saying that a book was so interesting that you could not stop reading it: · It’s a great book – I found that I couldn’t put it down.
Longman Language Activatoran interesting city, building, work of art etc a building, work of art, object etc that is interesting is unusual or special in some way: · The exhibition includes some interesting old musical instruments.· What makes San Francisco so interesting is its architecture, which is completely different from that of other American cities.
extremely interesting: · London is one of the most exciting and fascinating cities in the world.· It was a fascinating painting, with clever use of colour and light.· The Scottish Craft Centre has a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery and textiles for sale. · Alice Thornton's autobiography provides a fascinating account of family life in seventeenth-century England.
different in style from other buildings, cities, or works of art, and therefore interesting: · Louise makes hats that are eye-catching and unusual.· Yuri invited me to sample some of Osaka's more unusual restaurants.
if a place or a building has character , it is old and has a lot of unusual features which make it interesting and special: · The hotel has character and charm, and is ideal as a base for exploring the city.
something that makes you feel interested if something is interesting , you give it your attention, because it is unusual or exciting or because it is something that you want to know about: · We saw an interesting film about African wildlife.· The most interesting thing about dinosaurs is the fact that they all died out so suddenly.· Michael's new job sounds really interesting.· There's a course in English business law at King's College that looks interesting. find something interesting (=think something is interesting): · I found the book quite interesting even though it's not the sort of thing I'd normally read.find it interesting (that): · I find it interesting that no one has yet mentioned the President's appalling record on the economy.it is interesting (that): · It is interesting that the present recession is much deeper in the south than in the north. it is interesting to do something: · It would be interesting to know how much he earns.
extremely interesting: · Singapore's exotic mix of cultures - mostly Chinese, Indian, and Malay - makes it a fascinating holiday destination.· The programme focuses on the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, the woman who, at just 18, wrote the horror masterpiece Frankenstein.find something fascinating (=think something is fascinating): · We went round Chesmore Zoo the other day and found it fascinating.it is fascinating to do something: · It's fascinating to imagine what might have happened if the US had stayed out of World War II.
if something is intriguing , you want to know more about it because it is unusual or difficult to understand: · Taylor's latest CD presents the listener with an intriguing mixture of musical styles.it is intriguing to do something: · It is intriguing to note that only one of his books was published during his own lifetime.
if something is of interest to someone, they want to know more about it because it is related to a subject or activity that they are interested in: · Finally, in the last section of the talk I will cover a few miscellaneous topics which I think may be of interest.be of interest to: · Pull your chair over. I heard something today that might be of interest to you.· It is expected that the results of the research programme will be of interest not only to academics, but also to the government.
something that is stimulating is interesting and enjoyable because it gives you new ideas to think about: · Her lectures were always stimulating and covered a variety of subjects.· The Faculty is a large but welcoming and intellectually stimulating community.· The department is very well equipped and provides a stimulating environment for postgraduate research.· New York has always been an exciting and stimulating place to be.
if something such as a book, play, or speech holds your attention , it makes you keep reading, watching, or listening to it and stops you from thinking about other things: · The book holds the reader's attention completely throughout its 600 pages.· At large conferences speakers have to work harder to hold people's attention than at smaller ones.
something that is absorbing holds your attention for a long time because it is very interesting and enjoyable: · Developing your own photographs can be an absorbing hobby.· In an absorbing book about how she learned to fly, Diane Ackerman tells why she chooses to risk her life.
words for describing an interesting person · The party was full of artists, actors, and other interesting people.· Lawyers get to represent lots of clients in their careers, but few as interesting as a president.find somebody interesting (=think someone is interesting) · She found him interesting, attractive even.
extremely interesting and often attractive: · Nathan Bryce was the most handsome, fascinating, and ruthless man she had ever met.· It was easy to understand why Denise found Chris so fascinating.
British /colorful American a colourful person is interesting and often amusing because they are very unusual, especially because they behave in a way that does not follow society's usual rules: · The late Bob Johnston was one of the city's most colorful, beloved characters.· Throughout his life, O'Connor was a colourful and controversial character.
someone who other people like and think is interesting, because they behave in an unusual and amusing way: · She's quite a character -- people find her rather shocking, but I like her.· James is a real character, completely unpredictable but very funny.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY That sounds absolutely fascinating. I found him quite fascinating.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
That sounds absolutely fascinating. I found him quite fascinating.· Fame is a fascinating subject.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· They seemed to find the place as fascinating as we did, luckily.· The real events, though, are just as fascinating.· The search for details of buildings now gone is as fascinating as that of the discovery of features of those that remain.· Nige is as fascinating as the average chap in the pub!· This unseen woman was almost as fascinating to Cleo as Jeopardy himself.
· But possibly the most fascinating of Kumana's birds nests on the water itself.· Perhaps one of the most fascinating places is Melton Constable in north Norfolk.· For some, this is the most fascinating aspect of the game.· Yet it is a most fascinating book.· Sunday will be kept free for you to enjoy the sights of one of the world's most fascinating cities.· And perhaps of all the elements that can be used in a garden, water is the most fascinating.· Mr and Mrs Lugt were to put together one of the most fascinating collections of the next sixty years.· The earliest building is a mid-nineteenth-century workhouse and the most fascinating is the rotunda ward block, built in 1885.
· The list of possible differences is quite fascinating.· I found the authors' expert discussion of the role of the electroweak force in promoting optical activity in biopolymers quite fascinating.· As an extreme example of the Breakthrough Phenomenon, the scourge of hi-jacking is quite fascinating.· Your issue today is quite fascinating.
· What was it about the station that was so fascinating?· It was easy to understand why Jenny found him so fascinating.· This is what is so fascinating about playing with them.· What was so fascinating about him that they had to make themselves a nuisance around him?· Yet this love, so compelling, so fascinating as it grew despite everything, had been leading to destruction.· What is so fascinating is that maybe the medieval artists were just as ignorant of Latin.· First, it's hard to stop oneself looking at the scene, it's so fascinating.
NOUN· For some, this is the most fascinating aspect of the game.· Perception is the most tricky and the most fascinating aspect of the mind.
· The afternoon is then yours to explore this fascinating city.· Salzburg is a fascinating city too, and the guided tour is by far the best way to get your initial bearings.· By contrast, San Francisco was a fascinating city of charm and not a little culture.· Sunday will be kept free for you to enjoy the sights of one of the world's most fascinating cities.· And a morning was not nearly long enough to explore the friendly and fascinating city.
· A fascinating collection of historical toys, books and costumes, appealing to both adults and children.· Just a fraction of the fascinating collection sold by Christie's.· This consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones, as well as a complete cobbler's shop and wheelwright's.· Mr and Mrs Lugt were to put together one of the most fascinating collections of the next sixty years.
· This approach also gives us fascinating glimpses of the fallibility of great scientists.
· The inviolable Gedge formed character traits as a child that give a fascinating insight into his later life.· Irrespective of their original function, these historical documents now provide us with many fascinating insights into the way we were.· A visitor centre provides a fascinating insight into this traditional farming method.· Nevertheless, it does contain much revealing information about operatic fees and fascinating insights into the negotiations that surrounded them.· A special collection of local memorabilia offer a fascinating insight into Nottingham's industrial heritage.· It offers fascinating insight into the history of machine as well as hand made lace.· The world's only Museum of Mazes gives a fascinating insight into their 5000 year history.· The Pople conference of 1990 produced some fascinating insights into current work.
· Without your support many fascinating places would otherwise be lost for present and future generations to enjoy.· Perhaps one of the most fascinating places is Melton Constable in north Norfolk.· Paris is a fascinating place, one of the best in the world, and it is frightening New York a lot.· It was a fascinating place, of course.· However, Ingleborough has much more than just an impressive outline; geologically it is a fascinating place.· This is why convents are such fascinating places.· Malham Tarn is a fascinating place.
· He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.· Its Report was published in 1867 and makes fascinating reading.· And, whether you are at the communication source or its destination, this book proves fascinating reading.· After much debate and fascinating reading, the panel drew up its final list of the first set of National Certificate prizewinners.· SemperFidelis I found the roundtable on fidelity fascinating reading, but intensely depressing as well.· Those invited to lecture at Cambridge represented all types of prophets and the collection makes fascinating reading.· The editorial panel's interview with Sir Jeremy Morse made fascinating reading in February.· The Commissioners' annual reports make fascinating reading.
· Borwick has a ghost and many fascinating stories and traditions.· These old Lincolnshire farmhouses, especially the derelict ones, tell a fascinating story of farming life in more ancient times.· Now you have the opportunity to visit the National Horseracing Museum to explore this fascinating story.· It is an exciting and fascinating story and one which the visitor to excavated Pompeii seems to re-live.
· Why this has happened I am not competent to say, but it could be a fruitful and fascinating subject for research.· Why we eat what we do and how much we eat of any particular food is a fascinating subject.· Then I began on custom and practice - a fascinating subject, because so much depends on precedent rather than formal agreements.· Heraldry is a fascinating subject, one to which aviation enthusiasts are naturally drawn.· For some, the Krays have become a fascinating subject.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extremely interesting: - A glance at the provisions of the Convention makes interesting reading.
- He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.
- His observations may make interesting reading.
- In the context of the £33 million earmarked for 20 City Technology Colleges, that figure makes interesting reading.
- Its Report was published in 1867 and makes fascinating reading.
- The guidance, when it appears, should make interesting reading.
- The report I commissioned on you makes for interesting reading.
- This, unlike the first one, makes interesting reading, and is referred to continually.
a fascinating book That sounds absolutely fascinating.find somebody/something fascinating I found him quite fascinating.► see thesaurus at interesting—fascinatingly adverb