spell-bound

Questions about spell-bound

What does spell-bound mean?

spell-bound means "having your attention fixated as though by a spell".

How many syllables are in spell-bound?

spell-bound has 2 syllables: spell--bound. The stress falls on "spell-".

What is another word for spell-bound?

Close synonyms include fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spell-bound a common word?

spell-bound is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.