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mag·net·ism
 magnetism
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- pronunciation:
- maeg
n
tih
zm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the qualities and properties associated with magnets; ability to attract.
- similar words:
- attraction, electromagnetism, force, pull
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| definition 2: |
the source of magnetic phenomena.
- synonyms:
- electricity, polarity
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| definition 3: |
the power of someone, something, or some idea to attract people.
- synonyms:
- affinity, appeal, attraction, charisma, draw, hold, influence, pull
- similar words:
- animal magnetism, charm, magic, power, sex appeal, sway
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| related words: |
glamour, witchcraft |
adjective + (n.)magnetism
atomic, personal, sexual, sheer, terrestrial
verb + (n.)magnetism
exert, exude, produce, study
(n.)magnetism
+ verb
draw, generate
noun + (n.)magnetism
animal, atom, bulk, charisma, discovery, electricity, example, experiment, gift, heat, mechanic, power, principle, property, skill, surface, temperature, theory, wave
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The word magnetism
contains the following part:
-ism1
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, state, practice, or instance of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ism1 attaches to Greek roots to form nouns which usually have a corresponding verb ending in "-ize, -ise". See also -ism2.
Example words:
anachronism, aphorism, archaism, autism, baptism, criticism, dwarfism, embolism, euphemism, heliotropism, heroism, hypnotism, magnetism, mechanism, metabolism, neologism, phototropism, plagiarism, sophism, syllogism, tropism
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