Breathtaking: meaning, definitions and examples

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breathtaking

 

[ หˆbreฮธหŒteษชkษชล‹ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

view

Extremely impressive or stunning in a way that takes one's breath away.

Synonyms

awe-inspiring, spectacular, stunning

Examples of usage

  • The view from the top of the mountain was truly breathtaking.
  • The sunset over the ocean was breathtakingly beautiful.
Context #2 | Adjective

performance

So impressive or exciting that it makes one feel a sudden quickening of the pulse.

Synonyms

exciting, exhilarating, thrilling

Examples of usage

  • Her performance in the play was breathtaking in its intensity.
  • The acrobat's stunts were breathtaking to watch.

Translations

Translations of the word "breathtaking" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น deslumbrante

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฆเคฟเคฒเคšเคธเฅเคช

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช atemberaubend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menakjubkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐั…ะพะฟะปัŽัŽั‡ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zapierajฤ…cy dech w piersiach

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฏใ‚’ใฎใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉpoustouflant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ impresionante

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท nefes kesici

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ˆจ๋ง‰ํžˆ๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฐู‡ู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รบลพasnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ohromujรบci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆƒŠไบบ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ osupljiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ stรณrkostlegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะตั€ะตะผะตั‚

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nefes kษ™sษ™n

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ impresionante

Etymology

The word 'breathtaking' originated from the combination of 'breath' and 'taking'. It first appeared in the early 19th century and has been used to describe awe-inspiring moments ever since. The idea behind 'breathtaking' is that something is so amazing that it literally takes your breath away, leaving you momentarily speechless in the face of its beauty or intensity.

See also: breath, breathability, breathable, breathe, breathing, breathwork.