Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fascination

~ n 1 the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc  (The children looked on in fascination. | have a fascination for/with (=be very interested in something))  (Ken always had a fascination for stories about undersea exploration.) 2 something that interests you very much, or the quality of being very interesting  (the fascinations of the busy street | hold/have a fascination for sb (=interest someone very much))  (India will always hold a great fascination for me.)