Spellbinding

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]
     To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to
     entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a
     political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spellbinding
       adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the
             bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
             mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
             mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
             ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "spellbinding":
     Ciceronian, Circean, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, absorbing,
     alchemy, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, articulate,
     attractive, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitching, blandishing,
     cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charm, charming,
     coaxing, come-hither, consuming, coquettish, divination, eloquent,
     enchanting, enchantment, engaging, engrossing, enravishing,
     enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, facund,
     fascinating, felicitous, fetching, fetishism, flirtatious,
     glamorous, glamour, glib, gramarye, gripping, holding, hoodoo,
     hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory, interesting, intriguing,
     inviting, irresistible, juju, jujuism, magic, magnetic, mesmeric,
     mesmerizing, mouth-watering, natural magic, necromancy, obeah,
     obsessing, obsessive, overpowering, piquant, prepossessing,
     provocative, provoquant, ravishing, rune, seducing, seductive,
     shamanism, silver, silver-tongued, siren, sirenic, slick, smooth,
     smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, sorcery, sortilege, spell,
     spellcasting, spellful, sympathetic magic, taking, tantalizing,
     teasing, tempting, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism,
     thaumaturgy, theurgy, tickling, titillating, titillative,
     vampirism, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, well-spoken, white magic,
     winning, winsome, witchcraft, witchery, witching, witchwork,
     wizardry