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 — 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
