raptness

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noun

The characteristic of being rapt.

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Meanings

nounraptness (usually uncountable, plural raptnesses)

plural raptnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being rapt.

    She shimmies up the tamarind tree to watch the sistersʼ progression with undisguised raptness.

    2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 210

Origin

From rapt + -ness.

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APA

raptness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptness

MLA

“raptness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raptness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptness.

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