# rapt

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹæpt/ · frequency rank #51,345

## Definitions
1. Snatched, taken away; abducted.
2. Lifted up into the air; transported into heaven.
3. Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
4. Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rapt