ravishment
- noun
- /ˈrævɪʃmənt/
- Archaic
:
arrobamiento
- The children's laughter filled the air, and their joy created a sense of ravishment that brightened the entire day.
Examples
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Longing and time were constant, though, and they were companions in ravishment.
Fiction book (2000) -
They ate their breakfasts in silent ravishment, save for Murphy's constant slurping of tea.
Fiction book (1991) -
As she stepped into the garden, the vibrant colors and fragrant flowers brought her a deep ravishment she had never felt before.
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The artist stood before her masterpiece, overwhelmed by a sense of ravishment at how her vision had come to life.
Synonyms
57
6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
17
5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
8
6.5
A feeling of great wonder and pleasure as if under a magic spell
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
A feeling of deep wonder and delight that makes you unable to look away
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
A feeling of great happiness and pleasure
A quiet feeling of being happy and satisfied
Antonyms
How Delighted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ravishment also means a state of great joy because it comes from the same root as Latin rapere 'to seize', and the idea shifted to being 'carried away' by strong feeling, just like the word rapture. So to be in ravishment is to be so delighted that you are almost 'carried away' by the feeling.