Synonyms for enrapt


Grammar : Adj
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Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈræpt

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Définition of enrapt

Origin :
  • c.1600, "carried away by (prophetic) ecstasy," past participle adjective from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + rapt (see rapture).
  • As in attentive : adj concentrating
Example sentences :
  • She was so enrapt by him now in this first burst of affection that she could see nothing but him.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • She gazed steadily upward, enrapt, her eyes resplendent with their own starlight.
  • Extract from : « The Two Vanrevels » by Booth Tarkington
  • When the clear old voice quavered into silence there was not a dry eye left among the enrapt listeners.
  • Extract from : « The Brass Bound Box » by Evelyn Raymond
  • To Mossgiel, where Burns reached the top and summit of his art and wrote like one enrapt, inspired.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • They listened with the most enrapt attention, while for four hours I talked to them of some of the truths of this glorious verse.
  • Extract from : « By Canoe and Dog-Train » by Egerton Ryerson Young

Antonyms for enrapt

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