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fascination: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"; the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

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allure collapse: the power to entice or attract through personal charm

amazement collapse

sex appeal collapse: attractiveness to the opposite sex

loveliness collapse

inveiglement collapse

witchcraft collapse: the art of sorcery

penchant collapse

enticement collapse: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"

monomania collapse: a mania restricted to one thing or idea

wooing collapse

marvel collapse: express astonishment or surprise about something

prodigiousness collapse

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

temptation collapse: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce; the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

mutual attraction collapse

infatuation collapse: an object of extravagant short-lived passion; foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

amenity collapse

partiality collapse: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

propensity collapse

invitation collapse: a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"; a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"

proclivity collapse: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

entrapment collapse: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

flirtation collapse

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

forbidden fruit collapse: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

enthusiasm collapse: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"; a feeling of excitement

blandishment collapse: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery; flattery intended to persuade

inducement collapse: act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

predilection collapse: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

witchery collapse

tic collapse: a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

glamour collapse

attraction collapse: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another

admiration collapse: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"; a feeling of delighted approval and liking

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

preference collapse: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties); the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"; a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

magic collapse: any art that invokes supernatural powers

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