fascination

nouns

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
is derived from
is derived from
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
is derived from
the capacity to attract intense interest
"he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
"her personality held a strange attraction for him"