SPELLBOUND

fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed

(adjective) having your attention fixated as though by a spell

SPELLBIND

entrance, spellbind

(verb) put into a trance

magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind

(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”

fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind

(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

spellbound (comparative more spellbound, superlative most spellbound)

Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell.

Source: Wiktionary

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Spell"bound`, a.

Definition: Bound by, or as by, a spell.

SPELLBIND

Spell"bind`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.]

Definition: To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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