ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic
(adjective) feeling great rapture or delight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ecstatic (comparative more ecstatic, superlative most ecstatic)
Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
Extremely happy.
Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.
• blissful
• delirious
• elated
• euphoric
• joyful
• joyous
ecstatic (plural ecstatics)
(in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
A person in a state of ecstasy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. extatique. See Ecstasy, n.]
1. Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance. This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy. Hammond.
2. Delightful beyond measure; rapturous; ravishing; as, ecstatic bliss or joy.
Ec*stat"ic, n.
Definition: An enthusiast. [R.] Gauden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
