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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fesselnd
"Sie erzählte eine fesselnde Geschichte über ihre Reisen."
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Holding one's attention completely as though having been put under a spell; fascinating or enchanting.
"The pianist gave a spellbinding performance that left the audience breathless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'spellbind' (from 'spell' meaning a magical formula and 'bind' meaning to tie or hold), first recorded in the mid-19th century to describe something holding complete attention as if by magic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "spellbinding" is said worldwide
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fascinant
Transliteration: fascinant
"Le spectacle était tout simplement fascinant du début à la fin."
fesselnd
Transliteration: fesselnd
"Sie erzählte eine fesselnde Geschichte über ihre Reisen."
incantevole
Transliteration: incantevole
"La sua voce aveva un timbro incantevole."
cautivador
Transliteration: cautivador
"El mago realizó un truco cautivador en el escenario."
fascinante
Transliteration: fascinante
"O filme tem um enredo fascinante."
मंत्रमुग्ध कर देने वाला
Transliteration: mantramugdha kar dene wala
"उसका नृत्य प्रदर्शन मंत्रमुग्ध कर देने वाला था।"
迷人的
Transliteration: mírén de
"魔术师的表演非常迷人。"
마음을 사로잡는
Transliteration: maeum-eul sarojabneun
"그 배우의 연기는 정말 마음을 사로잡았다."
魅惑的な
Transliteration: miwaku tekina
"彼女の歌声は聴く者を魅惑的だった。"
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