TOP

Definition of fetish noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    fetish

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈfɛt̮ɪʃ//
     
     
    jump to other results
  1. 1(usually disapproving) the fact that a person spends too much time doing or thinking about a particular thing She has a fetish about cleanliness. He makes a fetish of his work.
  2. 2the fact of getting sexual pleasure from a particular object to have a leather fetish
  3. 3an object that some people worship because they believe that it has magic powers
fetishism
 
jump to other results
NAmE//ˈfɛt̮ɪˌʃɪzəm//
 
noun [uncountable] the importance of animal fetishism in the history of Egypt
fetishist
 
jump to other results
NAmE//ˈfɛt̮ɪʃɪst//
 
noun
fetishistic
 
jump to other results
NAmE//ˌfetɪˈʃɪstɪk//
 
adjectiveSee fetish in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: fetish

Nearby words