spellbound

[ spel-bound ]
/ ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /
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adjective

bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.

Origin of spellbound

First recorded in 1790–1800; spell2 + -bound1

Words nearby spellbound

spell checker, spell out, spell-check, spellbind, spellbinder, spellbound, spellchecker, spelldown, speller, speller-divider, spellican

Definition for spellbound (2 of 2)

spellbind
[ spel-bahynd ]
/ ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd /

verb (used with object), spell·bound, spell·bind·ing.

to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.

Origin of spellbind

1800–10; spell2 + bind, deduced from spellbound

OTHER WORDS FROM spellbind

spell·bind·ing·ly, adverb

Words related to spellbound

breathless, bemused, rapt, enthralled, amazed, charmed, bewildered, possessed, hooked, transported, held, bewitched, petrified, transfixed, mesmerized, gripped, agape, open-mouthed

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British Dictionary definitions for spellbound (1 of 2)

spellbound
/ (ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spell a spellbound audience

British Dictionary definitions for spellbound (2 of 2)

spellbind
/ (ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd) /

verb -binds, -binding or -bound

(tr) to cause to be spellbound; entrance or enthral