Definition of Rapport

1. Noun. A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people.

Exact synonyms: Resonance
Generic synonyms: Affinity, Kinship
Derivative terms: Resonate

Definition of Rapport

1. n. Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.

Definition of Rapport

1. Noun. A relationship of mutual trust and respect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rapport

1. a harmonious relationship [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rapport

1. 1. A feeling of relationship, especially when characterised by emotional affinity. 2. A conscious feeling of harmonious accord, trust, empathy, and mutual responsiveness between two or more persons (e.g., physician and patient) that fosters the therapeutic process. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rapport

rappeler
rappelers
rappeling
rappelled
rappeller
rappellers
rappelling
rappels
rappen
rapper
rappers
rapping
rappings
rappini
rappoldite
rapport (current term)
rapporteur
rapporteurs
rapports
rapprochement
rapprochements
raps
rapscallion
rapscallionly
rapscallions
rapt
raptly
raptness
raptnesses
raptor

Literary usage of Rapport

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"General Frossard published a 'rapport sur les operations du 2e corps de l'armée du Rhin dans la campagne de 1870> (Paris 1872). ..."

2. American Book Prices Current (1902)
"(827) $18.00 des notes, Auquel on a joint plusiers pieces qui y out rapport. 21 plates by Duplessis Bertaux. ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"... to find elsewhere, except indeed by the same laborious process as that to which the author has himself resorted. EH ART. XI. rapport et Discussions a ..."

4. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Arthur Cayley by Arthur Cayley (1891)
"NOTE SUR UN THÉORÈME GENERAL PAR rapport À L'ÉLIMINATION. [From the Annali di Scienze ... rapport ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Professor Newbold contends against the truth of my second law, that of abnormal suggestibility. He brings the phenomena of rapport. ..."

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