spellbinding

spellbinding
    adj 1: attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read
           the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
           mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
           mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
           ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric},
           {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]
    

Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]
   To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to
   entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a
   political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

121 Moby Thesaurus words for "spellbinding":
      Ciceronian, Circean, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, absorbing,
      alchemy, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, articulate,
      attractive, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitching, blandishing,
      cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charm, charming,
      coaxing, come-hither, consuming, coquettish, divination, eloquent,
      enchanting, enchantment, engaging, engrossing, enravishing,
      enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, facund,
      fascinating, felicitous, fetching, fetishism, flirtatious,
      glamorous, glamour, glib, gramarye, gripping, holding, hoodoo,
      hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory, interesting, intriguing,
      inviting, irresistible, juju, jujuism, magic, magnetic, mesmeric,
      mesmerizing, mouth-watering, natural magic, necromancy, obeah,
      obsessing, obsessive, overpowering, piquant, prepossessing,
      provocative, provoquant, ravishing, rune, seducing, seductive,
      shamanism, silver, silver-tongued, siren, sirenic, slick, smooth,
      smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, sorcery, sortilege, spell,
      spellcasting, spellful, sympathetic magic, taking, tantalizing,
      teasing, tempting, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism,
      thaumaturgy, theurgy, tickling, titillating, titillative,
      vampirism, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, well-spoken, white magic,
      winning, winsome, witchcraft, witchery, witching, witchwork,
      wizardry