Meanings
comparative more binding · superlative most binding
- usuallycontractImposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
This contract is a legally binding agreement.
1 more example
A sworn statement (i.e., "made under oath)"is legally binding.
Synonyms: bounden, obligatory
plural bindings
- computingThe interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
The Python binding is automatically generated.
- chemistryThe action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bind
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveImposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
antonym(s) of “imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured”
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveexecuted with proper legal authority
nounone of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
nounthe protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishbyndynge
- Englishbinding
From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 裝訂 /装订
- 裝訂 /装订 (zhuāngdìng)spine of a book
Czech závazný
- závaznýimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
Dutch bindend
- bindendimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
Estonian siduv
- siduvimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
Finnish sitova, side
- sitovaimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- sideitem holding things tightly together
- selkäspine of a book
- päättäminensewing: finishing on a seam or hem of a garment
- sitominenprogramming: association of a named item with an element of a program
- sitoutuminenchemistry: the sticking together
French contraignant, reliure
- contraignantimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- reliurespine of a book
- liaisonchemistry: the sticking together
German verbindlich, Bindung
- verbindlichimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- Bindungspine of a book
Hindi जिल्द, जिल्द
- जिल्द (jild)item holding things tightly together
- जिल्द (jild)spine of a book
Hungarian kötés
- kötésspine of a book
Irish cumhdach
- cumhdachspine of a book
Italian vincolante, rilegatura
- vincolanteimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- rilegaturaspine of a book
- legamechemistry: the sticking together
Japanese 背表紙
- 背表紙 (sebyōshi)spine of a book
Latin ligātiō
- ligātiōitem holding things tightly together
Māori takā, tauhere
- takāitem holding things tightly together
- tauheresewing: finishing on a seam or hem of a garment
Persian الزامآور
- الزامآور (elzâm-âvar)imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
Polish bezpiecznik
- bezpiecznikitem holding things tightly together
Portuguese vinculante, lombada
- vinculanteimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- lombadaspine of a book
- lombospine of a book
- dorsospine of a book
- ligaçãochemistry: the sticking together
Romanian legare
- legarespine of a book
Russian обяза́тельный, переплёт
- обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj)imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- переплёт (perepljót)spine of a book
Spanish vinculante, lomo
- vinculanteimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- lomospine of a book
- uniónchemistry: the sticking together
Swedish bindande, bindning
- bindandeimposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured
- bindningspine of a book
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with binding
All rhymes →Cite this entry
binding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binding
“binding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binding.
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