breathless meaning and definition

BREATHLESS adjective

Definition of breathless (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic
   • antonym: breathing
2. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
   • "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
   • synonyms: breathtaking
3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
   • "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"
   • synonyms: inanimate, pulseless