rapt

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Snatched, taken away; abducted.
2. (not-comparable) Lifted up into the air; transported into heaven.
3. (comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
4. (comparable) Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To transport or ravish.
2. (obsolete) To carry away by force.

Noun

1. (obsolete) An ecstasy; a trance.
2. (obsolete) Rapidity.

Synonyms

ecstatic

enraptured

absorbed

rapturous

engrossed

carried away

entranced

rhapsodic

enthralled

fey

hypnotized

intoxicated

merged

mesmerized

occupied

preoccupied

ravishing

spellbound

stunned

submerged

sunken

thrilled

transfixed

walking on air

admiring

charmed

delight

delirious

enchanted

engaged

enrapt

Translations

απορροφημένος

assorto

absorto

entzückt

versunken

gefascineerd

verrukt

estasiato

begeistert

hypnotisiert

extasiat

مفتون

mesmerisiert

gehypnotisiert

fasziniert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæpt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).