- rhapsodic
- [[t]ræpsɒ̱dɪk[/t]]
ADJ-GRADEDLanguage and feelings that are rhapsodic are very powerful and full of delight in something. [FORMAL]
One letter from Vivian is rhapsodic about the birth of her first baby.
English dictionary. 2008.
One letter from Vivian is rhapsodic about the birth of her first baby.
English dictionary. 2008.
Rhapsodic — Rhap*sod ic, Rhapsodic Rhap*sod ic, a. [Gr. rapsw,diko s: cf. F. rhapsodique.] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. {Rhap*sod ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhapsodic — Rhap*sod ic, Rhapsodic Rhap*sod ic, a. [Gr. rapsw,diko s: cf. F. rhapsodique.] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. {Rhap*sod ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhapsodic — (adj.) c.1600 (implied in rhapsodically), from Gk. rhapsodikos (see RHAPSODY (Cf. rhapsody)) … Etymology dictionary
rhapsodic — [rap säd′ik] adj. [Gr rhapsōidikos] of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, rhapsody; extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic: also rhapsodical rhapsodically adv … English World dictionary
rhapsodic — rhapsody ► NOUN (pl. rhapsodies) 1) an enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2) a piece of music in one extended movement, typically emotional in character. 3) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem of a suitable length for recitation at one… … English terms dictionary
rhapsodic — also rhapsodical adjective Date: 1782 1. extravagantly emotional ; rapturous 2. resembling or characteristic of a rhapsody • rhapsodically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhapsodic — rhapsodically, adv. /rap sod ik/, adj. 1. extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic. 2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or of the nature or form of rhapsody. Also, rhapsodical. [1775 85; < Gk rhapsoidikós. See RHAPSODY, IC] Syn. 1. elated,… … Universalium
rhapsodic — adjective highly emotional; rapturous See Also: rhapsody … Wiktionary
rhapsodic — Synonyms and related words: Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, bardic, blissful, bucolic, bursting with happiness, carried away, delighted, didactic, dithyrambic, dramatic, eclogic, ecstatic,… … Moby Thesaurus
rhapsodic — rhap·sod·ic || ræp sÉ‘dɪk(l) / sÉ’ adj. full of enthusiasm, ecstatic; pertaining to rhapsody … English contemporary dictionary