Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effascination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fas-ci-na-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A charm; bewitchment or delusion.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If in myne eies there be effaſcination, / How comes it there is no ſuch alteration / In others I behold?"
"But what will not madneſs and effaſcination make a man phanſie to uphold his own Prejudices?"

Etymology

Latin effascinatio.

Usage

Inflected Forms

effascinations (plural)

Questions

What does effascination mean?: A charm; bewitchment or delusion.
Where does effascination come from?: Latin effascinatio.

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