rapt
adjective
1.
deeply moved
- “sat completely still, enraptured by the music”
- “listened with rapt admiration”
- “rapt in reverie”
2.
- “deep in thought”
- “that engrossed look or rapt delight”
- “the book had her totally engrossed”
- “enwrapped in dreams”
- “so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred” Walter de la Mare
- “rapt with wonder”
Origin
Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).
Related words
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