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Spellbinding vs Spellbound - What's the difference?

spellbinding | spellbound |

As adjectives the difference between spellbinding and spellbound

is that spellbinding is engrossing, fascinating, gaining rapt attention while spellbound is fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell.

spellbinding

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • engrossing, fascinating, gaining rapt attention.

    • spellbound

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell.
    • The book left the children spellbound .

    Related terms

    * spellbind