rapt

[rapt]

adjective

1. deeply engrossed or absorbed.

   a rapt listener.

2. transported with emotion; enraptured.

   rapt with joy.

   Synonyms: bewitched, spellbound, ecstatic

3. showing or proceeding from rapture.

   a rapt smile.

4. carried off spiritually to another place, sphere of existence, etc.

rapt

¹

/ ræpt /

adjective

1. totally absorbed; engrossed; spellbound, esp through or as if through emotion

   rapt with wonder

2. characterized by or proceeding from rapture

   a rapt smile

rapt

²

/ ræpt /

adjective

1. Also: wrapped. informal,  very pleased: delighted

Other Word Forms

• raptly adverb
• raptness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapt¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle English, past participle of rapen “to carry off, abduct, rape,” from Latin raptus “seized, carried off,” past participle of rapere

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapt¹

C14: from Latin raptus carried away, from rapere to seize; see _rape ¹

Example Sentences

That scene is salvaged by the rapt expression on Danny Huston’s face.

From Los Angeles Times

I found it on Prime Video and burned through the first season that same night, rapt by the rock star family being unapologetically bonkers and undeniably watchable like it was 2002 again.

From Los Angeles Times

Aimard played the tiny piano fourth and seventh “Notations” with rapt attention on tiny details, while Salonen saw to it that the orchestral explosions contained multitudes of colors within controlled chaos.

From Los Angeles Times

In a downtown Los Angeles warehouse Sunday night, a few blocks north of the 10 Freeway, an unlikely quartet performed for the first and probably only time in front of a rapt audience.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because while President Trump had us rapt with his bold promises, he instructed congressional Republicans to mortgage future generations to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for America’s wealthiest families.

From Salon

Related Words

• delighted 
• ecstatic 
• enthralled 
• inattentive 
• rapturous 
• spellbound