| NOUN | feeling | fetish | 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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| artifact | fetish, juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetich | a charm superstitiously believed to embody / embody magical powers | |
| act | fetish, fetich | excessive or irrational devotion to some activity |
| Sounds | feh'tihsh | |
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| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Example | "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear" | |
| Broader | sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction | A desire for sexual intimacy |
| Spanish | fetiche | |
| Meaning | A charm superstitiously believed to embody / embody magical powers. | |
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| Synonyms | juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetich | |
| Broader | charm, good luck charm | Something believed to bring good luck |
| Spanish | fetiche | |
| Catalan | fetitxe | |
| Nouns | fetishist | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) |
| Meaning | excessive or irrational devotion to some activity. | |
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| Example | "made a fetish of cleanliness" | |
| Synonym | fetich | |
| Broader | devotion | commitment to some purpose |
| Spanish | fetichismo | |
| Nouns | fetishist | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) |
| Verbs | fetishize | make a fetish of |
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