fetish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'fetish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fetish

[ a.]

- Alt. of Fetishistic

2 . Fetish

[ n.]

- A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being.
- Any object to which one is excessively devoted.

Meaning of 'fetish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fetish

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- 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

Example in sentence:

common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear

Meaning (2):
- excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

Example in sentence:

made a fetish of cleanliness

Nearby Words:

fet fetal fetation fetch fetched fetching fete feted fethcer fetich

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Fetishism
Fetishism is the obsessive attachment or sexual desire directed toward an object.

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