breathless
Meanings
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"
Adjective Satellite
- tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- "a breathless flight"
- appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
Adj
- Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
- That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
- Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
- Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
- Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
Origin / Etymology
From breath + -less.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
breathless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbreathless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
breathless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
breathless is a valid Words With Friends word