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SPELLBINDING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spellbinding mean?
• SPELLBINDING (adjective)
The adjective SPELLBINDING has 1 sense:
1. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Familiarity information: SPELLBINDING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Synonyms:
hypnotic; mesmeric; mesmerizing; spellbinding
Context example:
a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
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