breathtaking — (adj.) 1867, from BREATH (Cf. breath) + prp. of TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Phrase to take (one s) breath away with astonishment or delight is from 1864. Breathtaking (n.) act of taking breaths or a breath is from 1620s. Related: Breathtakingly … Etymology dictionary
breathtaking — index moving (evoking emotion), noteworthy, portentous (eliciting amazement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
breathtaking — [adj] beautiful, awesome amazing, astonishing, awe inspiring, exciting, hair raising, heart stirring, heart stopping, impressive, magnificent, moving, overwhelming, spine tingling, stunning, thrilling; concept 529 Ant. disgusting, ugly … New thesaurus
breathtaking — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ astonishing or awe inspiring. DERIVATIVES breathtakingly adverb … English terms dictionary
breathtaking — [breth′tāk΄iŋ] adj. 1. that takes a person s breath away 2. very exciting; thrilling breathtakingly adv … English World dictionary
breathtaking — adj. breathtaking to + int. (it was breathtaking to watch the acrobats perform) * * * [ breθˌteɪkɪŋ] breathtaking to + inf. (it was breathtaking to watch the acrobats perform) … Combinatory dictionary
breathtaking — [[t]bre̱θteɪkɪŋ[/t]] also breath taking ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing. The house has breathtaking views from every room... Some of their football was … English dictionary
breathtaking — breath|tak|ing [ breθ,teıkıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) extremely impressive or beautiful: run with breathtaking speed The scenery along the coast highway was just breathtaking. 2. ) extremely bad or shocking: I found her rudeness breathtaking. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breathtaking — adjective Date: 1877 1. making one out of breath 2. a. exciting, thrilling < a breathtaking race > b. very great ; astonishing < his breathtaking ignorance > • breathtakingly adver … New Collegiate Dictionary
breathtaking — adjective /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ a) stunningly beautiful; amazing He went to the and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him. b) Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause … Wiktionary
breathtaking — breath|tak|ing [ˈbreθˌteıkıŋ] adj very impressive, exciting, or surprising ▪ The view from my bedroom window was absolutely breathtaking. ▪ an act of breathtaking arrogance >breathtakingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
