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Definitions: Ravishment |
RavishmentNoun1. A feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment. 2. The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ravishment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Ravishment \Rav"ish*ment\, noun. [French expression ravissement. See Ravish.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: RavishmentSynonyms: assault (n), entrancement (n), rape (n), sexual assault (n), violation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pleasure | Happiness, felicity, bliss; beatitude, beautification; enchantment, transport, rapture, ravishment, ecstasy; summum bonum; paradise, elysium; ( heaven); third heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine; unalloyed happiness; hedonics, hedonism. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | A magnificent, opulent, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, bedazzlement, a sensual ravishment. It will be: Spectacular Spectacular! (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce) | |
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| "Ravishment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ravishment" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ravishment | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ravishment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rrëmbim (abduction, aggravation, derogation, despoilment, despoliation, grab, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitation, rape, rapine, theft), përdhunim (rape, violation, violence), magjepsje (bewitchment, charm, diabolism, enchantment, fascination, glamor, glamour, mystique, rapture, witchery), dalldi (ecstasy, paroxysm, rapture). (various references) | |
Arabic | هتك العرض (degradation, disgracing, rape), نشوة (ecstasy, jag, rapture, rhapsody, swoon, trance, transport), تهلل (exhilaration, exult, exultation, glory, jubilate), سلب (bereave, depredation, desiccation, despoil, dispossess, dispossession, divest, evisceration, flay, fleece, harrow, loot, looting, maraud, milk, pillage, piracy, plunder, plundering, raid, ransack, rape, rapine, ravish, rejoice, riffle, rifle, rob, robbery, sack, skin, spoil, spoliation, steal, stick up, strip), سحر (attractiveness, bedevil, bewitch, bewitchment, catch, charm, conjure, diablerie, enamor, enamour, enchantment, fascinate, fascination, glamor, glamour, incantation, infatuation, loveliness, magic, magnetize, matinee, mesmerize, necromancy, overlook, pleasantness, prestige, quaintness, relish, smite, sorcery, spell, spellbind, temptation, weirdness, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wiz, wizardry, zest), إفتتان (crush, fascination, rhapsody, translation), إغتصاب امرأة, إغتصاب (conversion, exaction, extortion, kidnapping, rape, violation), إختطاف (abduction, kidnapping). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | грабеж (despoilment, despoliation, looting, pillage, plunder, plunderage, rapine, ravin, robbery, sack, swag), възторг (admiration, delight, ecstasy, elan, enthusiasm, exaltation, fire, jubilance, rapture, transport), отвличане (abduction, abstraction, distraction, hijack, kidnapping, rape, revulsion, snatch), захлас (ecstasy, rapture), похищение (abduction, invasion, kidnapping, outrage, rape), плячкосване (loot, looting, pillage, plunder, rapine, rifling, sack), изнасилване (assault, defloration, forcing, outrage, rape, violation). (various references) | |
French | ravissement (rape, rapture, ravish). (various references) | |
German | Fesselung (captivation, capturing), Entführung (abduction, elopement, hijack, hijacking, kidnapping, snatch). (various references) | |
Greek | έκσταση (ecstasy, ecstatic trance, outburst, raptness, rapture, trance, transport), βιασμόσ (rape), αρπαγή (depredation, grapnel, grapple, grasp, kidnapping, plunder, predation, rapine, robbery, seizure, snatch, swoop), αγαλλίαση (exhilaration, exultation, jubilation, rapture, rejoicing). (various references) | |
Hungarian | elrablás (rape). (various references) | |
Manx | cragh (booty, capture, depredation, devastation, disaster, doom, foray, havoc, loot, plunder, prey, prize, sack, scoop, spoil). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | avishmentray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | roubo (abstraction, burglary, filch, haul, housebreaking, marble, pilferage, robbery, spoil, spoliation, stealing, theft, thievery), rapto (abduction, kidnapping, rape, rapture), violentação, violação (abuse, breach, defilement, foul, infrangible, infundibular, offence, offense, rape, transgression, trespass, violation), encanto (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, beauty, bewitchment, charm, delectation, delight, dribblet, enchantment, endeavor, enticement, grace, loveliness, medicine, niceness, pleasantry, prettiness, rapture, relish, seduction, sorcery, spell, style, witchcraft, witchery), arrebatamento (clutch, ecstasy, enchantress, enthusiasm, frequency, grab, gush, hastiness, impetuous, inebriety, overjoy, rapture, rashness, trance, transport), êxtase (bliss, ecstasy, flight, intractability, rapture, trance, transport). (various references) | |
Romanian | rãpire (abduction, booty, rape, rapture, ravishing), fermecare (captivation), încântare (amusement, charm, delight, enchantment, pleasuring, rapture, ravishing). (various references) | |
Russian | восхищение (admiration, adoration, delight, rapture), восторг (delight, elation, enthusiasm, exaltation, rapture), похищение (abduction, kidnapping, rape, rapine, rapture), изнасилование (assault, rape). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zanos (delirium, enthusiasm, fascination, fervor, fervour, flush, inspiration, trance), otimanje (robbery). (various references) | |
Spanish | robo (abstraction, job, robbery, stealing, theft, thievery), rapto (abduction, kidnapping, rapture, ravin, trance), violación (breach, infringement, rape, trespass, violation), embeleso (enchantment, sweetheart), éxtasis (ADAM, ecstasy, MDMA, rapture, trance, transport). (various references) | |
Swedish | förtjusning (delectation, delight, elation, enchantment, enthusiasm, love, rapture, relish). (various references) | |
Ukranian | викрадення (rape, rapture), згвалтування (rape), пограбування (depredation, despoliation, hijacking, loot, pillage, pillaging, ransack, rape, robbery, sackage). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự say đắm sự sung sướng tr n trề, sự cuỗm đi (abduction), sự cướp đoạt (despoiliation, despoilment, rapine, rent, spoliation, usurpation). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | rapina. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ravishment": ravishments. (additional references) | |
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"Ravishment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ravissime, revisement. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ravishment" (pronounced 'Rav"ish*ment'): Abandonment, Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abiliment, Abjurement, Abodement, Abolishment, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Acclimatement, Accompaniment, Accomplishment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accouplement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acharnement, Acknowledgment, Acquirement, Acquitment, Additament, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjument, Adjustment, Admonishment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advertisement, Advisement, Affamishment, Affeerment, Afforcement, Afforciament, Affordment, Affranchisement, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggrandizement, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Ambushment, Amendment, Amercement, Amerciament, Amortizement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Antepredicament, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Apportionment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Appropriament, Arbitrament, Armament, Arraignment, Arrestment, Arrondissement, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astonishment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attemperament, Attemperment, Attendement, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avertiment, Avisement, Avouchment, Awakenment, Babblement, Bafflement, Bailment, Balancement, Banishment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Battlement, Bedevilment, Bedizenment, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Betterment, Bevelment, Bewailment, Bewilderment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bickerment, Biliment, Bisegment, Blandishment, Blastment, Blazonment, Blemishment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bouleversement, Brabblement, Branglement, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Cantonment, Capillament, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chastisement, Chatoyment, Cherishment, Cloyment, Coadjument, Coadjustment, Coagment, Coestablishment, Colliquament, Comfortment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Concrement, Condiment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contenement, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Couplement, Crassiment, Curtailment, Dazzlement, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Decipherment, Declarement, Decorament, Decorement, Decrement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degarnishment, Degradement, Delayment, Delineament, Delirament, Demolishment, Denotement, D'enouement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Depriment, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, development, Devilment, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Diminishment, Dimplement, Diriment, Disablement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarmament, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disaugment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Discouragement, Discoverment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disembarrassment, Disembodiment, Disemboguement, Disembowelment, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disencouragement, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disentanglement, Disenthrallment, Disestablishment, Disfigurement, Disfranchisement, Disfurnishment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disheartenment, Disillusionment, Disimprovement, Disinteressment, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Dismemberment, Disobligement, Disownment, Disparagement, Dispatchment, Dispiritment, Disportment, Disposement, Disquietment, Dissepiment, Dissettlement, Disseverment, Distemperment, Distillment, Distinguishment, Divergement, Divertisement, Divertissement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Dreariment, Dwindlement, Easement, Eclaircissement, 'Ecrasement, Effacement, Eggement, Ejectment, Eliquament, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embarrassment, Embasement, Embattlement, Embayment, Embedment, Embellishment, Embezzlement, Embitterment, Emblazonment, Emblement, Embodiment, Emboitement, Embossment, Embowelment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Emolument, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Empoisonment, Empressement, Enablement, Enactment, Enamorment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encomberment, Encompassment, Encouragement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encumberment, Encystment, Endamagement, Endangerment, Endearment, Endeavorment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeeblement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Enfranchisement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-m-n-r-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: mishanter. | |
-2 letters: enravish, hairnets, harmines, hematins, inearths, minarets, raiments, trashmen, vanisher, varments, varmints, vitamers. | |
-3 letters: anestri, anthems, anthers, antsier, atheism, etamins, evanish, haemins, hairnet, hamster, harmine, harmins, harvest, hastier, hematin, hermits, hernias, hetmans, hinters, imarets, inearth, inmates, inverts, maestri, marines, martens, martins, menhirs, minaret, minster, minters, misaver, mishear, misrate, mithers, mitsvah, naivest, nastier, natives, raiment, ratines, ravines, remains, remints, retains, retinas, retsina, sarment, seminar, servant, sheitan, shriven, smarten, smartie, stainer, stearin, sthenia, striven, tameins, tarnish, taverns, thairms, thenars, thirams, thraves, thriven, thrives, vahines, vainest, varment, varmint, varnish, vastier, veritas, vermian, versant, vitamer. | |
-4 letters: aimers, airest, airmen, airths, aivers, aments, amines, animes, anthem, anther, antres, arisen, armets, armies, arshin, arsine, ashier, ashmen, astern, averts, earths, estrin, etamin, haemin, harems, harmin, hasten, haters, havens, havers, hearts, hemins, hermai, hermit, hernia, hetman, hinter, ihrams, imaret, inarms, inerts, inmate, inmesh, inseam, insert, instar, inters, invars, invert, invest, mantes, mantis, marine, marish, marten, martin, masher, mashie, master, maters, matins, matres, mavens, mavies, mavins, menhir, merits, mesian, miners, minter, mirths, misate, miseat, mister, miters, mither, mitres, naiver, naives, namers, native, navies, niters, nitres, ramens, ramets, ramies, ratine, ravens, ravine, ravins, ravish, remain, remans, remint, remits, retain, retina, rivets, saithe, samite, santir, satire, savine, semina, shairn, shanti, shaven, shaver, shavie, shiner, shiver, shmear, shrine, shrive, sinter, smiter, snathe, stamen, starve, sterna, stiver, strain, stream, striae, strive, tamein, tamers, tavern, tenias, terais, thairm, thanes, tharms, theins, theirs, theism, thenar, therms, thiram, thrave, thrive, timers, tineas, tisane, trains, traves, triens, trines, vahine, vainer, vanish, varies, vaster, verism, verist, vermin, vermis. | |
-5 letters: aimer, airns, airth, airts, aiver, amens, ament, amies, amine, amins, amirs, anime, anise, antes, antis, antre, arise, armet, ashen, aster, astir, avens, avers, avert, earns, earth, emirs, emits, entia, etnas, haems, haets, hairs, hames, hanse, hants, harem, hares, harms, harts, haste, hater, hates, haven, haver, haves, hears, heart, heats, heirs, heist, hemin, hents, herma, herms, herns, hints, hires, hives, ihram, inarm, inert, inset, inter, invar, irate, items, ither, mains, mairs, maist, manes, manse, mares, marse, marsh, marts, maser, mater, mates, maths, matin, maven, mavie, mavin, mavis, means, meant, meats, mensa, menta, merit, meths, metis, miens, minae, minas, miner, mines, mints, mires, mirth, miser, miter, mites, mitre, naevi, naive, namer, names, nares, naris, nates, naves, nears, neath, neats, neist, nemas, nerts, niter, nites, nitre, rains, raise, ramen, ramet, ramie, ranis, rants, rates, rathe, raven, raves, ravin, reams, reins, reman, remit, rents, resin, retia, rheas, riant, rimes, rinse, risen, rites, riven, rives, rivet, saint, saith. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-m-n-r-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: ravishments. | |
+2 letters: earthmovings. | |
+4 letters: overenthusiasm. | |
+5 letters: overenthusiasms. | |
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