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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesravissement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁavismɑ̃
"Les enfants écoutaient le conte avec un total ravissement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being engrossed, fascinated, or completely absorbed in something.
"The audience listened to the pianist with absolute raptness." - 2
A state of extreme emotional or spiritual ecstasy; transport.
"She gazed at the sacred art in a state of quiet raptness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English adjective 'rapt', coming from Latin 'raptus' (past participle of rapere, meaning to snatch or carry away), combined with the native Old English nominal suffix '-ness'. Originally denoting a state of being physically carried away, it evolved by the 16th century to signify intense mental absorption or spiritual ecstasy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raptness" is said worldwide
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ravissement
Transliteration: ʁavismɑ̃
"Les enfants écoutaient le conte avec un total ravissement."
Banntheit
Transliteration: ˈbantˌhaɪ̯t
"Die Zuhörer folgten dem Vortrag in völliger Bannthheit."
rapimento
Transliteration: rapiˈmento
"Il pubblico ascoltava il discorso con grande rapimento."
embeleso
Transliteration: embeˈleso
"La multitud miraba el espectáculo con profundo embeleso."
arrebatamento
Transliteration: ɐʁebataˈmẽtu
"Ela assistiu à apresentação com total arrebatamento."
तल्लीनता
Transliteration: tallīnatā
"श्रोताओं ने पूरी तल्लीनता के साथ संगीत सुना।"
全神贯注
Transliteration: quán shén guàn zhù
"观众们全神贯注地听着演讲。"
황홀경
Transliteration: hwangholgyeong
"청중은 황홀경에 빠져 연주를 들었다."
没頭
Transliteration: bottō
"聴衆は深い没頭をもって音楽に聞き入った。"
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