rapt
adjective
deeply engrossed or absorbed.
raptness
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a word derived from
rapt.
Example Sentences
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He quotes — as he will on several occasions always with the same, soft raptness — one of his favorite Shakespeare lines, from “Coriolanus”: “There is a world elsewhere.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
Ms. Sengbloh endows the description with a raptness that stops time, and an abject figure acquires majesty.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
The goal was raptness in a form she loves.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2015
I think there's something about Zahi's raptness that we could learn a lot from.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2012
Still she stood with the wide-eyed raptness of a sleepwalker, and when Cal Maggard moved slowly forward, she, who had been so shy an hour ago, made no retreat.
From The Roof Tree by Lee F. Conrey
