breathless meaning
UK US /ˈbrɛθləs/ 2 syllables
breathless (adjective): not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
breathless has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
breathless as an adjective
- not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
- breathless at thought of what I had done
- breathless from running
- followed the match with breathless interest
Synonyms: dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal
Opposite: breathing
Similar: asphyxiating, smothering, blown
Related forms: breathlessness
- tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- a breathless flight
- breathtaking adventure
Synonyms: breathtaking
Similar: exciting
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
- an inanimate body
- pulseless and dead
Synonyms: inanimate, pulseless
Similar: dead
Related forms: breathlessness
How to pronounce breathless
breathless is pronounced /ˈbrɛθləs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in SS · 10-letter words
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