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   Fet·ish

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   • 1. a form of sexual desire in which gratification is strongly linked to a particular object or activity or a part of the body other than the sexual organs: "a man with a fetish for surgical masks" Similar fixationsexual fixationobsessioncompulsionmaniaweaknessfancytastefascinationcrazefadidée fixeinformal:thinghang-up
   • ▪ an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing: "he had a fetish for writing more opinions each year than any other justice"
   • 2. an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. Similar jujutalismancharmamulettotemiconidolimageeffigydollstatuefigurefigurinearchaic:periapt

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço ‘charm, sorcery’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘made by art’), from Latin facticius (see factitious).

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   Synonyms for FETISH: problem, obsession, fixation, preoccupation, mania, idée fixe, fascination, prepossession; Antonyms of FETISH: indifference, disregard, nonchalance, apathy, unconcern, insouciance, disinterestedness, unconcernedness

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   • Synonyms for fetish include fixation, idée fixe, mania, obsession, preoccupation. Synonyms & Antonyms of fetish: something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned. For example, dieting seems to be a fetish with some people.

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   What does the term 'fetish' mean?

   • The term 'fetish' refers to 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. Definitions and Meaning of fetish in English, translation of fetish in English language with similar and opposite words. Spoken pronunciation of fetish in Punjabi and in English.

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   • Words Related to fetish: appetite, craving, desire, drive, enthusiasm, fascination, hankering, hunger, infatuation, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, urge, yearning, yen. These words can be used to describe a fetish.

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   Did tribal elders carry sacred fetishes?

   • Tribal elders carried the sacred fetishes. Copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. He brought forth a small gold amulet. It is an idée fixe of mine that humanity should be doing more to save the plant. They had a mania for travelling.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to fetish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fetish. A rabbit's foot carried for good luck is a fetish. Synonyms. charm. talisman. magic object. superstition. idol. image. golden calf. totem. amulet. scarab. joss. phylactery.

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   any object, activity, etc., to which one is excessively devoted. I've got a bit of a shoe fetish. Synonyms. fixation. obsession. mania. thing (informal) idée fixe (French) See examples for synonyms.

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   Synonyms for FETISHES: obsessions, problems, fixations, preoccupations, manias, fascinations, prepossessions, idées fixes; Antonyms of FETISHES: indifferences, disregards, nonchalances, insouciances, apathies, hoodoos, spells, curses.

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   Synonyms for FETISH: fixation, obsession, mania, craze, fetich, thing, amulet, charm, juju, talisman, voodoo, desire, fixation, idol, periapt, image, mania, phylactery, obeah, object of superstition, obsession.

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   A fetish is an extremely strong devotion to something. There are sexual fetishes and nonsexual fetishes: both are obsessive interests.