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Antonyms for breathless

Grammar : Adj
Spell : breth-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɛθ lɪs

Definition of breathless

Origin :
  • late 14c., "unable to breathe," from breath + -less. Meaning "out of breath, panting" is from mid-15c. Used from 1590s in the sense "dead." Meaning "forgetting to breathe due to excitement, awe, anticipation, etc." is recorded from 1802. Related: Breathlessly; breathlessness.
  • adj unable to respire normally
  • adj astounded
Example sentences :
  • It is only the true lover to whom the breathing form is as sacred as the breathless.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • There was a sort of breathless touch in the air of the room.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Kitty dropped on the floor at Helen's feet; the hush in the room was breathless.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The Countess, breathless from dancing, burst in upon the little group.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • A crowd of silent men had gathered about the box in a breathless wait.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • We worked like demons in hell, and in an atmosphere almost as hot and breathless.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Miss Susan spread open the sheets with an air of breathless delight.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Breathless, at last he paused at the top of the third flight.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The lagging crowd of listeners paused, breathless, to lose no word.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Woburn had broken down the door, and stood torn and breathless in the breach.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

Synonyms for breathless

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