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rapt (rapt)

adjective

  1. Now Rare carried away in body or spirit (to heaven, etc.)
  2. carried away with joy, love, etc.; enraptured
  3. completely absorbed or engrossed (in meditation, study, etc.)
  4. resulting from or showing rapture a rapt look

Etymology: L raptus, pp. of rapere, to snatch, seize: see rape

rapt Synonyms

rapt

modif.

  1. Enraptured

    transported, entranced, enchanted, bewitched, charmed, hypnotized, mesmerized, captivated, fascinated, ecstatic, enthralled, spellbound, overwhelmed, beguiled, delighted, enamored, ravished, taken, held, caught; see also happy 1.

    Antonyms unaffected, impassive*, unconcerned. *

  2. Engrossed

    absorbed, occupied, intent, engaged, preoccupied, immersed, wrapped up in, gripped, riveted, lost, unconscious, employed, involved, inattentive, dreaming, oblivious, abstracted, absent, absent-minded, caught up in, hung up*; see also absent-minded, busy 1.

    Antonyms unconcerned*, uninterested*, indifferent.

rapt Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

just: Boswell says he's just rapt to have lasted the full distance.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • hold: Lots of changes in tempo here, holding the entire audience rapt.
  • keep: Eight songs is too few, of course, from a band who could keep an audience rapt for hours.
  • have: His voice is incredible - deep, rich and distinctive and he has everyone rapt within one song.

Modifies a noun

  • attention: He might have been watching star wars, for all the rapt attention he gave the scene.
  • silence: A full house listened in rapt silence as the tragic events unfolded... David Rex ' Oedipus was a most moving figure.
  • audience: A rapt audience heard O'Donnell expand on the themes explored in his recent best selling books on Emmet.
  • fascination: Not realizing the tape formed flexible hinges, he watched with rapt fascination as the form collapsed into a small, neat bundle.
  • concentration: Rural working men, cigarette in mouth, are shown in rapt concentration.
  • expression: The rapt, anxious expressions of the group are most striking.

Used with adjective complement

sit: My mom said my brother and I sat rapt in front of the TV when it came on.

Preposition: in

meditation: He leaned his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation.