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Definition of Fascinated
1. Adjective. Having your attention fixated as though by a spell.
Similar to: Enchanted
Definition of Fascinated
1. Verb. (past of fascinate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fascinated
1. fascinate [v] - See also: fascinate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fascinated
Literary usage of Fascinated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"First off, fascinated is more often used with by than with any other preposition,
and by can take as its object either a human or nonhuman fascinator: Alice ..."
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"... and it even entered into her uncle's course of thought at this moment that it
was no wonder a boy should be fascinated by this young witch—who, however, ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"... the greater part of his verse and prose. fascinated by the character of
Falstaff, whom he frequently impersonated in the company of his friends. ..."
4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... the struggle, the courage, and the pluck that it revealed, fascinated the
public, and sufficiently account for its great popularity. ..."
5. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"... he had so fascinated the Roman people that a treaty was concluded according
to which Arnold pledged Arnold of himself under oath to defend the Ro- ..."
6. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Flemming, who is completely fascinated with his friend's description, falls in
love with the maiden, and presses Delaney for more and more particulars, ..."
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