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# rapturous

adjective (rapturous; more rapturous, most rapturous)

«rapturous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Full of great joy and excitement: «rapturous applause». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#m1)
2. Showing extreme delight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and reports of concerts and sports: a rapturous welcome, rapturous cheers. Toad imagines rapturous crowds cheering him. Related to «rapture», very great joy.

### Examples

- The band got a rapturous welcome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x1)
- The audience burst into rapturous applause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x2)
- Toad dreamed of rapturous crowds cheering his name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x3)
- The winning team got a rapturous reception at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x4)
- She gave a rapturous cry when she saw the puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x5)
- Their rapturous faces said it all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: rapturously. Related: rapture, enraptured. Similar: ecstatic, overjoyed, delighted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rapturous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapturous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rapturous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rapturous.html) on Mova free.