Definition of RAPT

rapt

Plural: rapts

Adjective Satellite

  • feeling great rapture or delight

Adj

  • Snatched, taken away; abducted.
  • Lifted up into the air; transported into heaven.
  • Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
  • Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

Verb

  • To transport or ravish.
  • To carry away by force.

Noun

  • An ecstasy; a trance.
  • Rapidity.

Adjective

  • Completely absorbed or engrossed, often with intense delight.

Examples

  • He was rapt with his exam results.
  • He watched with rapt attention as his opponent played a seven-letter word, wondering if it was valid.
  • The children watched in rapt attention as the magician produced object after object from his hat.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 6

rapt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rapt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rapt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

rapt: valid Words With Friends Word