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Definition of rapt

rapt

/ræpt/
rapt
Adverb:raptly
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• adjective

1

Completely fascinated, absorbed, or carried away by what one is seeing, hearing, or thinking.

Example

"The students listened with rapt attention as the guest speaker recounted her expedition to Antarctica."

2

Carried away spiritually or emotionally in a state of ecstatic rapture or mystical trance (archaic or literary).

Example

"The medieval poet described himself as rapt into a celestial vision."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Often confused with its homophone 'wrapped' (as in 'wrapped up in a book'); the phrase is properly 'rapt attention' rather than 'wrapped attention.'

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rapper
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rapscallion
rapt
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raptor
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Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin 'raptus', the past participle of 'rapere', meaning 'to seize or carry off'. Originally meaning physically carried away to heaven or in a mystical trance, it evolved to mean figuratively carried away by emotion or deep absorption.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rapt. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rapt
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