raptness

raptness
noun see rapt

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • rapt — raptly, adv. raptness, n. /rapt/, adj. 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener. 2. transported with emotion; enraptured: rapt with joy. 3. showing or proceeding from rapture: a rapt smile. 4. carried off spiritually to another place,… …   Universalium

  • rapt — adjective 1》 fully absorbed and intent; fascinated. 2》 full of rapture. 3》 Austral./NZ informal another term for wrapped. 4》 archaic transported bodily. Derivatives raptly adverb raptness noun Origin ME: from L. raptus seized , past pa …   English new terms dictionary

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