rapport

[ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh-]

noun

1. relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation.

   a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.

   Synonyms: understanding, camaraderie, fellowship

rapport

/ ræˈpɔː /

noun

1. (often foll by with) a sympathetic relationship or understanding See also en rapport

Other Word Forms

• nonrapport noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapport¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from French, derivative of rapporter “to bring back, report,” equivalent to r(e)- re- + apporter ( Old French aporter, from Latin apportāre, equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + portāre “to carry”; port ⁵ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapport¹

C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from _re- + aporter , from Latin apportāre , from ad to + portāre to carry

Example Sentences

She brings a touching sweetness to the character, and the rapport between Ms. Mullen and the excellent Mr. Hogan softens, to a degree, Beckett’s bleak vision of the humiliations of age.

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"A surprise event to show personal rapport is possible, but a negotiation with tangible results -- like denuclearisation talks -- will not happen," he told AFP.

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Participants are screened by very skilled clinicians who probe and observe body language and carefully build a rapport.

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"There was a sinister undertone and it was difficult to build rapport," she wrote in a statement.

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Stone says that while she and Delbis had a friendly rapport, she hung back a little when they weren’t shooting.

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Related Words

• affinity 
• compatibility 
• empathy 
• harmony 
• sympathy 
• togetherness