Dictionary

spellbound en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From spell + bound.

Meanings

1. Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
   • At once he sniffed the smell of man. At once he feared his hidden lair had been looted while he slept. How had a man dared to come so close? He must have trod next to the dragon's head so as not to be spellbound. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:
2. Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
   • The story left the children spellbound.

Forms

Relateds

spellbind

Synonyms

captivated · spellbound · engaged · cursed · bewitched · entranced · bewitched · mesmerized · hypnotized · maleficiate · transfixed · enthralled · rapt · under a spell · absorbed · transfixed · engrossed · enchanted · interested · bespelled · charmed · enthralled · fascinated · ensorcelled · enchanted · ensorcelled · spellbound · under a spell · forspoken · forspoken · entranced

Translations (37)

pt encantado (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · scn pircantatu (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · es embobado (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · pl zafascynowany (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · hi मंत्रमुग्ध (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · cs uhranutý (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · cs okouzlený (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · ru заворо́женный (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · sv trollbunden (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · ru зачаро́ванный (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · fi haltioitunut (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · cs fascinovaný (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · it incantato (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · fr envoûté (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · fi lumoutunut (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · de bezaubert (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · it trasognato (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · bg запленен (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · de gebannt (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · tl nabighani (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · it affascinato (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · cmn 如痴如醉 (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · sh fasciniranost (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · no trollbundet (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · pt fascinado (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · ca embadalit (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · ru очаро́ванный (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · uk зачаро́ваний (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · fr fasciné (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · it ammaliato (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · eo sorĉita (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · sh opčinjenost (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · cs očarovaný (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · pl oczarowany (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · bg омагьосан (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · fo trøllabundin (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) · nl betoverd (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell)