enrapt

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈræpt/ UK /ɪnˈræpt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
filled with delight or wonder; enraptured

The audience sat enrapt as the soprano held the final note.

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Synonyms

1 adj · filled with delight or... enrapturedentranced spellbound raptenchantedcaptivatedtransported

Opposites

bored indifferent unmoved

Word family

Related forms enrapture rapt rapture

Etymology

From en- (intensive) + rapt, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere ('to seize, carry off').

raptus Latin rapere Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# enrapt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈræpt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈræpt/

## Meanings
1. filled with delight or wonder; enraptured

## Examples
- The audience sat enrapt as the soprano held the final note.

## Synonyms
- enraptured
- entranced
- spellbound
- rapt
- enchanted
- captivated
- transported

## Antonyms
- bored
- indifferent
- unmoved

## Related Forms
- enrapture
- rapt
- rapture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: raptus
- Root: rapere

## Etymology
From en- (intensive) + rapt, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere ('to seize, carry off').

## AI Etymology
Enrapt is from en- (intensive) + rapt, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere ('to seize, carry off'). Important recorded forms include raptus (Latin) and rapere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers filled with delight or wonder; enraptured. The wider family includes related words such as enrapture, rapt, and rapture.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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