rapture
noun /ˈræp.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
› [U] extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face. The prime minister's supporters greeted her speech with rapture.Pleasure and happiness raptures [plural] › an expression of extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: She went into raptures at the news of her success. She was in raptures about/over her first visit to Paris.Pleasure and happiness
(Definition of rapture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abandon noun
- afterglow noun
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss noun
- bonus noun
- cheer noun (HAPPINESS)
- ecstasy noun (EMOTION)
- felicity noun (HAPPINESS)
- fun noun (PLEASURE)
- gaiety noun
- glee noun
- goody noun (PLEASANT THING)
- halcyon days noun
- happiness noun
- jubilation noun
- mirth noun
- nostalgia noun
- pleasure noun
- privilege noun
- rejoicing noun
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