English noun: fetish |
1. | fetish (feeling) a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body |
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| Samples | Common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear.
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| Broader (hypernym) | concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire |
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2. | fetish (artifact) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers |
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| Synonyms | fetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | charm, good luck charm |
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3. | fetish (act) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity |
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| Samples | Made a fetish of cleanliness.
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| Synonyms | fetich |
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| Broader (hypernym) | devotion |
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