According to grammar, which preposition is used with the word
'infatuation,' i.e., infatuation with [for, toward, etc.]omeone or
something?

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Request for Question Clarification by efn-ga on 21 Jan 2005 20:33 PST

This is a question of usage, not grammar.  Grammar does not dictate a
particular preposition; usage gives you an idea of what may seem
reasonable or normal or odd to a listener or reader.  Would you be
interested in an answer about usage?

my guess is 
infatuated with
infatuation for

Hello,
 Infatuation is a noun, so it can only be used in cases such as: "His
infatuation for her was great" or something to that effect. However,
I'm an English major and grad student, and I've never seen it used
that way in anything I've read.
 It is most commonly used as "infatuated with" -- "He was infatuated
with her," "He was infatuated with that strawberry," whatever you
want.
 
 Love grammar questions-- thanks a lot! I only wish I could remember
the names of all of the parts of speech, etc.