raptured

She was raptured by the beautiful symphony.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Filled with intense joy or ecstasy: "raptured" describes a state of being overwhelmed with delight or bliss, as if transported by happiness.
   • Deeply absorbed or captivated: It can also mean being completely engrossed in something, such as a thought, experience, or beauty.

2. Verb (past tense of "rapture"):

   • To have filled someone with intense joy: As a verb, "raptured" indicates the act of causing someone to be in a state of ecstasy or rapture.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The audience was raptured by the soprano's performance. (The audience was filled with intense joy and admiration.)
  • She felt raptured as she gazed at the sunset over the ocean. (She experienced a deep, blissful absorption in the beauty.)

• Verb:

  • The beauty of the landscape raptured him completely. (The landscape filled him with overwhelming joy.)
  • Their reunion after years apart raptured both of them. (The reunion caused them to feel ecstatic joy.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be raptured": To be in a state of ecstasy or bliss, often used in literary or poetic contexts.

  • He was raptured by the sound of her voice. (He was completely captivated and joyful.)

• "raptured with delight": A phrase emphasizing extreme happiness.

  • The child was raptured with delight when she saw the puppy. (The child was overwhelmed with happiness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rapture (n): a state of intense joy or ecstasy.

  • The rapture of the moment was unforgettable. (The intense joy of that moment.)

• Rapturous (adj): characterized by or feeling rapture; ecstatic.

  • The crowd gave a rapturous applause. (The applause was full of intense joy.)

• Rapt (adj): completely absorbed or engrossed.

  • She listened with rapt attention. (She was fully absorbed in listening.)

Synonyms

• Ecstatic: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness.

  • He was ecstatic about his promotion. (Intensely joyful.)

• Blissful: extremely happy; full of joy.

  • They spent a blissful week on the beach. (A week of perfect happiness.)

• Enraptured: filled with great pleasure or delight.

  • The audience was enraptured by the magic show. (Deeply captivated and joyful.)

Related Idioms

• In raptures: in a state of extreme happiness or delight.

  • She was in raptures over the wedding decorations. (She was ecstatically happy.)

• To be transported with joy: to be carried away by intense happiness.

  • He was transported with joy at the news. (He was overwhelmed with happiness.)