Definitions for: Rapport


[n] sympathetic compatibility
[n] a feeling of sympathetic understanding
[n] relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people



Webster (1913) Definition: Rap*port", n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or
back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L.
apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. Report.]
Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.

'T is obvious what rapport there is between the
conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.
Temple.

En` rap`port"[F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having
a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in
mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits
influence or communication.

Synonyms: accord, compatibility, resonance

See Also: affinity, compatibility, fellow feeling, kinship, sympathy

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