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rapturea feeling of intense pleasure or joy

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈræptʃər/

Korean meaning: 황홀감, 환희, 극도의 기쁨

Korean pronunciation: **랩**처

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother went into raptures when she saw the 50% off sale at the department store.
  • The art critic described the painting with such rapture that everyone wanted to see it.
  • He was in complete rapture after discovering the pizza place delivered until 3 AM.

rapture

NOUN

//ˈræptʃər//

a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

rapture concept
💡 Concept

a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

rapture rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Capture the rapture, open a new chapter!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈræptʃər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈræptʃə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootrapt
Suffix--ure

Origin

라틴어 'raptus'에서 유래. 원래 '빼앗다, 사로잡다'라는 의미에서 시작해 '마음을 완전히 사로잡는 상태'로 발전했습니다. 중세 시대에는 종교적 황홀경을 나타내는 용어로도 사용되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

capturechapter
capture
chapter

🔗Collocations

in rapture
rapture of delight
go into raptures
religious rapture
pure rapture
send into rapture

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother went into raptures when she saw the 50% off sale at the department store.

The art critic described the painting with such rapture that everyone wanted to see it.

😄 Fun example

He was in complete rapture after discovering the pizza place delivered until 3 AM.

The audience was raptured by the soprano's breathtaking performance.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ecstasyblisseuphoriadelightelation

Antonyms

agonydespairmisery

Related

enrapturedrapturouscapturetransport

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