Definition of Breathless

1. Adjective. Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty. "Followed the match with breathless interest"


2. Adjective. Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing. "Breathtaking adventure"
Exact synonyms: Breathtaking
Similar to: Exciting

3. Adjective. Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse. "Pulseless and dead"
Exact synonyms: Inanimate, Pulseless
Similar to: Dead
Derivative terms: Breathlessness, Inanimateness

Definition of Breathless

1. a. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

Definition of Breathless

1. Adjective. Having difficulty breathing; gasping. ¹

2. Adjective. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.). ¹

3. Adjective. Not breathing; apparently dead. ¹

4. Adjective. Having no wind; still, calm or airless. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Breathless

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Breathless

1. 1. Spent with labour or violent action; out of breath. 2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention. "But breathless, as we grow when feeling most." (Byron) 3. Dead; as, a breathless body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Breathless

breathing bag
breathing device
breathing exercises
breathing in
breathing machine
breathing out
breathing place
breathing rate
breathing reserve
breathing room
breathing space
breathing spaces
breathing spell
breathing time
breathings
breathless (current term)
breathlessly
breathlessness
breathlike
breathly
breaths
breathtaking
breathtakingly
breathwork
breathy
brecanavir
breccia
breccial
breccias
brecciate

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