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raptness

raptness noun: the characteristic of being rapt.

Noun

raptness (usually uncountable, plural raptnesses)

  1. (usually) The 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

Forms of raptness

pluralraptnesses

Origin of raptness

From rapt + -ness.

Questions about raptness

What does raptness mean?
Raptness means the characteristic of being rapt.
What part of speech is raptness?
Raptness is a noun.
What is the plural of raptness?
The plural of raptness is raptnesses.

Words near raptness in the dictionary

  1. Raptis
  2. Raptises
  3. raptivist
  4. raptivists
  5. raptly
  6. raptness
  7. raptnesses
  8. raptophile
  9. raptophiles
  10. raptophilia
  11. raptor

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