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Plural of fetish

regular plural

The plural of fetish is fetishes.

Forms of fetish

Singularfetish /ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/
Pluralfetishes
Countablecountable and uncountable

Fetishes in a sentence

  • The idols and fetishes were being dressed up and whitewashed, receiving sacrifices.1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King
  • Urban exploration has many subcultures, each with its own fetishes and slang.2013 December 2, Peter Ross, “Exploring derelict Scotland with urban explorers”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh: The Scotsman Publications…. From the entry cataphile
  • Many of these fetishes and objects of superstition are things which have ended in becoming children's playthings.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 159. From the entry corn dolly
  • It’s important to note, however, that fetishes are more specific and demanding than the general umbrella of kink.2018 March 8, Jess Joho, “It's okay if 'Shape of Water' made you horny”, in Mashable. From the entry teratophile
  • They're two major fetishes that have gotten popular recently.2017, Emily Elizabeth Varner, The Event, eXtasy Books, →ISBN, page 328. From the entry CFNM

Meaning of fetish

  1. noun Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
  2. noun A figure representing the spirit of a deity, human, or animal; an idol or voodoo doll.
  3. noun Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or non-sexual, such as an object or a non-sexual part of the body.

Full definition of fetish

Questions about the plural of fetish

What is the plural of fetish?
The plural of fetish is fetishes.
Is fetish countable?
Fetish is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fetish (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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