fetish
noun
1 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.
Roget 374a:
sex,
sexuality,
gender;
male,
masculinity,
maleness
etc.
373;
female,
femininity
etc.
374.
sexual intercourse,
copulation,
mating,
coitus,
sex;
lovemaking,
marital relations,
sexual union;
sleeping together,
carnal knowledge.
sex instinct,
sex drive,
libido,
lust,
concupiscence;
hots,
horns [Coll.];
arousal,
heat,
rut,
estrus,
oestrus;
tumescence;
erection,
hard-on,
boner.
masturbation,
self-gratification,
autoeroticism,
onanism,
self-abuse.
orgasm,
climax,
ejaculation.
sexiness,
attractiveness;
sensuality,
voluptuousness.
[sexual intercourse outside of marriage]
fornication,
adultery.
[person who is sexy]
sex symbol,
sex goddess;
stud,
hunk.
one-night stand.
pornography,
porn,
porno;
hardcore pornography,
softcore pornography;
pin-up,
cheesecake;
beefcake;
[magazines with sexual photos],
Playboy,
Esquire,
Hustler.
[unorthodox sexual activity]
perversion,
deviation,
sexual abnormality;
fetish,
fetishism;
homosexuality,
lesbianism,
bisexuality;
sodomy,
buggery;
pederasty;
sadism.
masochism,
sado-masochism;
incest.
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2 fetish
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
synonyms: fetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo.
Roget 993:
spell,
charm,
incantation,
exorcism,
weird,
cabala†,
exsufflation†,
cantrap†,
runes,
abracadabra,
open sesame,
countercharm†,
Ephesian letters,
bell book and candle,
Mumbo Jumbo,
evil eye,
fee-faw-fum.
talisman,
amulet,
periapt†,
telesm†,
phylactery,
philter;
fetich,
fetish;
agnus Dei [Lat.],
lamb of God;
furcula†,
madstone†;
mascot,
mascotte†;
merrythought†;
Om,
Aum†;
scarab,
scarabaeus†;
sudarium†,
triskelion,
veronica,
wishbone;
swastika,
fylfot†,
gammadion†.
wand,
caduceus,
rod,
divining rod,
lamp of Aladdin†;
wishing-cap,
Fortunatus's cap.
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Dutch: fetisj
Polish: fetysz
3 fetish
Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity:
— Made a fetish of cleanliness.
synonym: fetich.
Moby thesaurus: Baal, Juggernaut, amulet, bias, charm, compulsion, devil-god, fixation, fylfot, gammadion, golden calf, good-luck charm, graven image, hoodoo, idee fixe, idol, joss, juju, leaning, love charm, luck, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mania, mascot, mumbo jumbo, obeah, obsession, partiality, penchant, periapt, philter, phylactery, predilection, prejudice, preoccupation, prepossession, proclivity, propensity, scarab, scarabaeus, scarabee, sudarium, swastika, talisman, thing, totem, veronica, voodoo, whammy ... show more.
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