fascination

Plural: fascinations

Noun

• the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
• a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
• the capacity to attract intense interest
  • "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
• The act of bewitching, or enchanting
• The state or condition of being fascinated.
• Something which fascinates.

Examples

• Life after death had always been a great fascination to him.
• To my fascination, the skies turned all kinds of colours.

Synonyms

captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, witchcraft