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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


SamplesCommon male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear.


Broader (hypernym)concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire

2. fetish (artifact) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers


Synonymsfetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo


Broader (hypernym)charm, good luck charm

3. fetish (act) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity


SamplesMade a fetish of cleanliness.


Synonymsfetich


Broader (hypernym)devotion









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