'Fascinated' definitions:
Definition of 'fascinated'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed]
Definition of 'Fascinated'
From: 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]
Definition of 'fascinated'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'fascinated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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