breathtaking
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ//
stunningly beautiful; amazing
adjective
- 1
stunningly beautiful; amazing
He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.
- 2
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
breathtaking stupidity or rudeness
The network was established with breathtaking speed in the 1840s, when more than 250,000 navvies were furiously building our railways.
Etymology
From breath + taking.
Forms
- comparative
- more breathtaking
- superlative
- most breathtaking
breather · Something or someone that breathes.breathing · A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.breathless · Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
breathtaking · stunningly beautiful; amazing
bree · The brow; forehead.Bree · A diminutive of the female given names Breanna or Breyon.breed · To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.