rapturenoun
uk/ˈræp.tʃər/us/ˈræp.tʃɚ/[ 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.
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- felicity
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
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