Fetish Definition
fĕtĭsh
fetishes
noun
fetishes
Any object believed by some person or group to have magic power.
Webster's New World
An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence.
Made a fetish of punctuality.
American Heritage
Any thing or activity to which one is excessively or irrationally devoted.
To make a fetish of sports.
Webster's New World
An habitual sexual response by a person to any object (as a glove) or body part (as the foot) not conventionally regarded as erotic.
Webster's New World
The object, body part, etc. eliciting such a response.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Fetish
Noun
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fetishesOrigin of Fetish
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French fétiche from Portuguese feitiço artificial, charm from Latin factīcius artificial factitious
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”)
From Wiktionary
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