How to pronounce fascinator
American English pronunciation
FAS-uh-nay-ter
- IPA
- /ˈfæsəˌneɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- FAS · uh · nay · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fascinator means
A small, fancy hair decoration, often of feathers
In a sentence: At the wedding, Aunt June wore a tiny fascinator with blue feathers in her hair.
Where it comes from: It comes from fascinate, from a Latin word meaning to enchant, plus -or. It first meant anything fascinating; the hair-decoration meaning dates from the late 20th century.
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