BREATHLESS

breathless, inanimate, pulseless

(adjective) appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; “an inanimate body”; “pulseless and dead”

breathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal

(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”

breathless, breathtaking

(adjective) tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; “a breathless flight”; “breathtaking adventure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

breathless (comparative more breathless, superlative most breathless)

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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Breath"less, a.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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