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单词 raptureless
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rapturelessadj.

Brit. /ˈraptʃələs/, U.S. /ˈræp(t)ʃərləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rapture n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < rapture n. + -less suffix.
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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