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[syn: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spellbinding
adj 1: 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, spellbinding]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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