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fetish (noun)

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  • fetish — ► NOUN 1) an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers. 2) a form of sexual desire in which gratification is focused abnormally on an object, part of the body, or activity. 3) a course of action to which one has an excessive and …   English terms dictionary

  • fetish — noun (C) 1 something you are always thinking about or spending too much time doing: Physical exercise has become something of a fetish nowadays. | have a fetish about: Sue has a real fetish about keeping everything tidy. 2 an unusual object or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fetish — noun 1) he developed a bodybuilding fetish Syn: fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania; weakness, fancy, fascination, fad; informal thing, hang up 2) an African fetish Syn: juju, talisman …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fetish — noun /ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/ a) Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. b) Something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body which arouses sexual desire or is… …   Wiktionary

  • fetish — UK [ˈfetɪʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fetish : singular fetish plural fetishes 1) a) an unusual sexual interest in a particular object or material a foot/shoe/rubber fetish b) something that someone enjoys a lot, in a way that is unusual… …   English dictionary

  • fetish — fet|ish [ fetıʃ ] noun count 1. ) an unusual sexual interest in a particular object or material: a foot/shoe/rubber fetish a ) something that someone enjoys a lot, in a way that is unusual or unreasonable: an exercise fetish 2. ) an object… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fetish — /ˈfɛtɪʃ / (say fetish), /ˈfit / (say feet ) noun 1. a material, commonly an inanimate object, regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit, or as having magical potency because of the materials and methods used in… …  

  • fetish — also fetich noun Etymology: French & Portuguese; French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from feitiço artificial, false, from Latin facticius factitious Date: 1613 1. a. an object (as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fetish — [17] Fetish is a doublet of factitious: that is to say, the two words have a common origin, but have subsequently diverged widely. Both come ultimately from Latin factītius ‘made by art’, an adjective derived from the past participle of facere… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • fetish — [ˈfetɪʃ] noun [C] 1) an unusual sexual interest in a particular object or material 2) something that someone enjoys a lot, in a way that is unusual or unreasonable an exercise fetish[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fetish — [17] Fetish is a doublet of factitious: that is to say, the two words have a common origin, but have subsequently diverged widely. Both come ultimately from Latin factītius ‘made by art’, an adjective derived from the past participle of facere… …   Word origins

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