enrapt
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7.8
- adjective
- /ɪnˈræpt/
- Literature
- He was enrapt by the beauty of the sunset, unable to look away.
Examples
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She listened to the orchestra in enrapt silence, completely taken by the music.
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Alex stared at him with the same blank, enrapt expression he always had when he watched television.
Fiction book (1998) -
The children were enrapt as they watched the magician perform his incredible tricks.
Synonyms
383
2.3
Feeling very excited and happy
228
1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
61
4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
49
4.2
Feeling very pleased and attracted by something, as if under a spell
26
6.0
Unable to look away because something is very interesting
26
6.8
Very much in love with a person, place, or thing
23
3.6
Giving all your attention to something and not noticing other things
19
3.9
Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening
16
6.9
Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away
14
4.5
Paying all your attention to something because you are very interested
14
4.2
Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing
11
4.4
Feeling very happy and full of energy
11
7.5
Fully focused and very interested in something
10
5.8
Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away
5
7.0
Feeling or showing great joy and excitement
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7.2
Full of great joy and wonder
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6.7
Feeling very happy and peaceful
1
3.0
To make someone feel happy
1
7.7
You feel charmed and full of wonder
1
4.9
Feels more lively and cheerful
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7.6
Deeply focused on something and not aware of other things
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Morphology
Etymology
Enrapt comes from the prefix en- meaning 'in' and the root rapt meaning 'seized' or 'carried away', the same root you see in rapture. So to be enrapt is to be 'carried away' by joy or interest, completely absorbed.