Rapport
[ræ'pɔː] or [ræ'pɔr]
Definition
(noun.) a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people.
Editor: Rosanne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.
Edited by Antony
Definition
n. accord as in the French phrase 'en rapport ' in harmony.
Checker: Shari
Examples
- What one does in one's life has PEU DE RAPPORT, it doesn't signify much. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But with the Mino, it is the desire to bring this female cat into a pure stable equilibrium, a transcendent and abiding RAPPORT with the single male. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I was conscious of rapport between you and myself. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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