Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fascinance

/ˈfæsɪnəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fasci-nance
IPA: /ˈfæsɪnəns/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transformational and creative gaze, contrasted with the Lacanian "fascinum".

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this spiral movement, the psyche-spirit of the painter, in itself already an expression of trans-subjective psychic involvment^([sic]), is embroidered by a passionate actively-passive fascinance."
"[…]Ettinger's fascinance is a moment that has transformational properties, allowing a working-through of mother–daughter relations[…]"

Etymology

See fascinate. Coined by Bracha L. Ettinger.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce fascinance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæsɪnəns/.
What does fascinance mean?: A transformational and creative gaze, contrasted with the Lacanian "fascinum".
Where does fascinance come from?: See fascinate. Coined by Bracha L. Ettinger.

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