Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

spellbound

 adjective
     
spell‧bound
extremely interested in something you are listening to:
'King Lear' still holds audiences spellbound.
WORD FOCUS: interested WORD FOCUS: interested
similar words: intrigued, curious, absorbed
very interested: fascinated, engrossed, enthralled, spellbound

➔ See also interested
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary