rapturelessadj.
/ˈraptʃələs/, U.S. /ˈræp(t)ʃərləs/ rare.
Devoid of rapture.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > not thrilled or enraptured
unravished1563
uninspired1700
unelated1710
raptureless1811
unthrilled1854
unglamoured1891
1811 W. Scott Don Roderick Introd. iii. 4 Weak minstrels of a laggard day,..Timid and raptureless.
1886 Van Wert (Ohio) Republican 2 Sept. Where is the man so granite-hearted as to gaze raptureless upon a little blue-eyed fairy?
1947 R. G. Smith tr. M. Buber Between Man & Man i. ii. 25 Unbroken, raptureless perseverance in concreteness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1811- shooting-party
- shooting-place
- shooting-plane
- shooting-range
- shooting-season
- shooting-stick
- shooting-stocking
- shooting-suit
- shooting-tenant
- shooting-tool
- shootingblock
- shootingboard
- shootingboot
- shootingcanoe
- shootingcoat
- shootingfish
- shootinggallery
- shootinggear
- shootingglove
- shootingground
- shootinghole
- shootinghorse
- shootingiron
- shootingjacket
- shootinglodge