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Webster 1913 Edition


Breathless

Breath′less

(brĕth′lĕs)
,
Adj.
1.
Spent with labor 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Breathless

BREATH'LESS

,
Adj.
breth'less. Being out of breath; spent with labor or violent action.
1.
Dead; as a breathless body.

Definition 2024


breathless

breathless

English

Adjective

breathless (comparative more breathless, superlative most breathless)

  1. Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
  2. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
  3. Not breathing; apparently dead.
  4. Having no wind; still, calm or airless.

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