Literary notes about fascinating (AI summary)
The word "fascinating" is employed in literature to capture a wide range of effects—from describing a character’s captivating demeanor ([1], [2]) and the allure of intricate personalities ([3], [4]) to emphasizing the mesmerizing nature of settings and phenomena ([5], [6]). It appears both as a marker of deep intellectual or emotional appeal, as when scientific ideas or mystical moments are rendered compelling ([7], [8]), and as a qualifier that hints at the underlying charm or magnetism in conversations and narratives ([9], [10]). This versatility allows authors to underscore beauty, mystery, and even irony in their portrayals, enriching the texture of their storytelling.
- Diana says she has the loveliest fair curly hair and such fascinating eyes.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - And Katerina Ivanovna will not in the end refuse such a fascinating man as Ivan.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - But he was exactly as fascinating as ever, and they had a lovely spring cleaning in the little house on the tree tops.
— from Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie - He granted himself personality, charm, magnetism, poise, the power of dominating all contemporary males, the gift of fascinating all women.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald - It was a bewildering and fascinating place.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - Since the curtain had fallen down, the window made a sort of gap, fascinating and terrible, on the dark landscape.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - What a fascinating field of study lies in watching the play of its organism.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - There is something fascinating about science.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain - She could make fascinating and almost brilliant conversation out of the thinnest air that ever floated through a drawing-room.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald - This title brought the most fascinating blushes on her countenance.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova