- rapt, wrapped
- One is rapt in thought, not wrapped. Rapt means engrossed, absorbed, enraptured.
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rapt, wrapped
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rapt, wrapped — One is rapt in thought, not wrapped. Rapt means engrossed, absorbed, enraptured … Dictionary of troublesome word
rapt, wrapped — One is rapt in thought, not wrapped. Rapt means engrossed, absorbed, enraptured … Dictionary of troublesome word
rapt — [adj] absorbed, fascinated absent, absentminded, abstracted, beguiled, bewitched, blissful, busy, captivated, carried away*, caught up in*, charmed, daydreaming, deep*, delighted, dreaming, ecstatic, employed, enamored, engaged, engrossed,… … New thesaurus
rapt — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fully absorbed and intent; fascinated. 2) filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion. 3) Austral. informal another term for WRAPPED(Cf. ↑wrapped). DERIVATIVES raptly adverb raptness noun … English terms dictionary
wrapped — ► ADJECTIVE Austral. informal ▪ overjoyed; delighted. ORIGIN blend of wrapped up «engrossed» and RAPT(Cf. ↑raptness) … English terms dictionary
wrapped — /ræpt / (say rapt) adjective Also, rapt. 1. Colloquial (sometimes followed by in) enthusiastic (about): I m wrapped in Mahler. –phrase 2. wrapped up, Colloquial finished; concluded. 3. wrapped up in, a …
wrapped — adjective 1. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak (Freq. 2) leaf clothed trees fog cloaked meadows a beam draped with cobwebs cloud wrapped peaks • Syn: ↑cloaked, ↑clothed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rapt — I. /ræpt / (say rapt) adjective 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: rapt in thought. 2. transported with emotion; enraptured: rapt with joy. 3. showing or proceeding from rapture: a rapt smile. {first used as past participle, Middle English, from… …
rapt — Synonyms and related words: absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, arrested, assiduous, beatific, bemused, bewitched, blissful, buried in thought, bursting with happiness, captivated, carried away, castle building, caught, charmed, constant … Moby Thesaurus
rapt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ecstatic, enraptured, transported; absorbed, engrossed. See attention, thought, feeling. Ant., unmoved, uninterested. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enraptured] Syn. transported, entranced, enchanted,… … English dictionary for students
