"breathless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹɛθləs/ Audio: en-us-breathless.ogg Forms: more breathless [comparative], most breathless [superlative]
Etymology: From breath + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|breath|less}} breath + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} breathless (comparative more breathless, superlative most breathless)
  1. Having difficulty breathing; gasping. Translations (having difficulty breathing; gasping): задъхан (zadǎhan) (Bulgarian), задъхващ се (zadǎhvašt se) (Bulgarian), anhela (Esperanto), hengästynyt (Finnish), atemlos (German), exanimis (Latin), tūngāngā (Maori), hēmanawa (Maori), запы́хавшийся (zapýxavšijsja) (Russian), задыха́ющийся (zadyxájuščijsja) (Russian), jadeante (Spanish), sin aliento (Spanish), tappa andan [verb] (Swedish), andfådd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-breathless-en-adj-vDLVxVaI Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 13 34 9 33 Disambiguation of 'having difficulty breathing; gasping': 81 3 9 4 4
  2. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.). Translations (that makes one hold one's breath): със затаен дъх (sǎs zataen dǎh) (Bulgarian), henkeäsalpaava (Finnish), atemlos (German), श्वास रोकणारा (śvās rokṇārā) [masculine] (Marathi), श्वास रोकणारी (śvās rokṇārī) [feminine] (Marathi), श्वास रोकणारे (śvās rokṇāre) [neuter] (Marathi), ofegar [masculine] (Portuguese), затаи́вший дыха́ние/дух (zataívšij dyxánije/dux) (Russian), andlös (Swedish), tappa andan [verb] (Swedish)
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  3. Not breathing; dead or apparently so. Translations (not breathing; apparently dead): ἄπνοος (ápnoos) (Ancient Greek), անշունչ (anšunčʻ) (Armenian), бездиханен (bezdihanen) (Bulgarian), hengetön (Finnish), άπνους (ápnous) (Greek), ξέπνοος (xépnoos) [masculine] (Greek), निष्प्राण (niṣprāṇ) (Marathi), бездыха́нный (bezdyxánnyj) (Russian)
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  4. Having no wind; still, calm or airless. Categories (topical): Wind Translations (having no wind; still, calm or airless): неподвижен (nepodvižen) (Bulgarian), tyyni (Finnish), неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj) (english: motionless) (Russian), безве́тренный (bezvétrennyj) (english: windless) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-breathless-en-adj-18lvt2Ls Disambiguation of Wind: 0 0 33 41 26 Disambiguation of 'having no wind; still, calm or airless': 4 1 1 91 4
  5. Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: breathlessly, breathlessness
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      "sense": "having difficulty breathing; gasping",
      "word": "andfådd"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "sǎs zataen dǎh",
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      "word": "със затаен дъх"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "that makes one hold one's breath",
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      "sense": "that makes one hold one's breath",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zataívšij dyxánije/dux",
      "sense": "that makes one hold one's breath",
      "word": "затаи́вший дыха́ние/дух"
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      "sense": "that makes one hold one's breath",
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      "sense": "that makes one hold one's breath",
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      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "անշունչ"
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      "roman": "bezdihanen",
      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "бездиханен"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "hengetön"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "άπνους"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
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      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "ἄπνοος"
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      "roman": "niṣprāṇ",
      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "निष्प्राण"
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      "roman": "bezdyxánnyj",
      "sense": "not breathing; apparently dead",
      "word": "бездыха́нный"
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      "english": "motionless",
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      "roman": "nepodvížnyj",
      "sense": "having no wind; still, calm or airless",
      "word": "неподви́жный"
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      "english": "windless",
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}

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