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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · filled with delight or... enrapturedentrancedspellboundraptenchantedcaptivatedtransported ↔ Opposites boredindifferentunmoved Word family Related forms enraptureraptrapture Etymology AI details From en- (intensive) + rapt, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere ('to seize, carry off'). raptus Latin rapere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown