breathlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛθləs/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛθləs/

Forms: see breath n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breath n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < breath n. + -less suffix.With sense 1b compare classical Latin exanimātus exanimate adj.

a. That does not breathe; not breathing. Now rare.

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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > not breathing

breathlessa1398

unpanting1719

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxiv. 217 A beest may noȝt withoute perile be breþles by þe space of þe [twentieþ] part of an houre.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses v. 66 Speechless and breathless was he like one dead.

1766 T. Chalkley Wks. (ed. 4) 250 I had a Fit of the Phthysick, and was at Times almost breathless.

1874 R. T. Trall Mother's Hygienic Hand-bk. (1875) xvii. 120 How long the new-born child may live without breathing is very uncertain... Still-born infants have been restored after remaining breathless for an hour or more.

2010 B. Tilton First Aid: Compl. Illustr. Guide ii. 12 (heading) Adult CPR. Quick action gives a breathless, pulseless victim the best chance of life.

b. Dead, lifeless.

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the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective]

deadOE

lifelessOE

of lifeOE

storvena1225

dead as a door-nail1362

ydead1387

stark deadc1390

colda1400

bypast1425

perishedc1440

morta1450

obita1450

unquickc1449

gone?a1475

dead and gone1482

extinct1483

departed1503

bygonea1522

amort1546

soulless1553

breathless1562

parted1562

mortified1592

low-laid1598

disanimate1601

carcasseda1603

defunct1603

no morea1616

with God1617

death-stricken1618

death-strucken1622

expired1631

past itc1635

incinerated1657

stock-dead1662

dead as a herring1664

death-struck1688

as dead as a nit1789

(as) dead as mutton1792

low1808

laid in the locker1815

strae-dead1820

disanimated1833

ghosted1834

under the daisies1842

irresuscitable1843

under the sod1847

toes up1851

dead and buried1863

devitalized1866

translated1869

dead and done (for, with)1886

daid1890

bung1893

(as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904

six feet under1942

brown bread1969

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 76 Then both they entred in, where they (alas) dyd fynde, The bretheles corps of Romeus, forsaken of the mynde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. iii. 66 Kneeling before this ruine of sweete life, And breathing to his breathlesse Excellence The Incense of a Vow.

1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel iii. 41 The beast was scarce breathless, before we had each of us devoured a part of him.

a1835 J. Hogg Flodden Field & Colour Hawick Common-riding (1837) 31 The fated arrow Breathless laid the royal hero.

2017 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 18 July g7 I'd watched him die at home of cancer, held his breathless body, called the funeral home to retrieve him when I was ready to let him go.

a. Breathing with difficulty, esp. as a result of vigorous physical activity or exertion; out of breath; exhausted. Also figurative.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > out of breath

windlessa1400

breathlessa1425

pantingc1425

breathed1599

outbreathed1600

blown1674

unbreathed1692

puffed1813

pumped-out1854

winded1883

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > of breath: short > affected with

windlessa1400

breathlessa1425

short-breathed1470

andless1487

short-windeda1500

short-ended1595

breathed1599

outbreathed1600

strait-winded1601

anhelous1617

anheled1656

anhelant1657

suspirious1657

anhelose1661

blown1674

short-lunged1687

unbreathed1692

puffy1799

puffed1813

scant-of-wind1823

pumped-out1854

winded1883

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xiii. 65 Þei haue hyed hem so faste, þat þei be relinxed and brethles [c1425 Vesp. breeþles].

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 133 What schal he profiȝt þat metiþ wiþ an oost or wiþ a fressche fiȝtere and is himself breþeles?

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xviii. 299 She was so hoorse and so brethles that on hire feet myght she not stonde.

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. vi. 14 The lingring Spondees, labouring to delay, The breath-lesse Dactils with a sudden stay.

1709 Tatler No. 43. ⁋7 Breathless almost, and spent in the eager Chace.

1875 H. W. Lucy Diary Two Parl.: Disraeli (1885) 49 The gallant captain always begins to address the House in a breathless, gasping manner.

1934 R. C. Roark Bibliography Chloropicrin (U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Publ. No. 176) 8 This treatment..increases the patient's capacity for exercise without becoming breathless.

2016 Express Tribune (Nexis) 8 May The uphill trek takes one-and-a-half hours and leaves him breathless and exhausted.

b. Of speed, movement, etc.: very fast, and therefore physically exhausting; rushed, hurried.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried

hastivea1325

raplyc1390

runninga1400

rapec1410

precipitate1545

hasty1560

abrupt1576

festinate1598

breathless1606

hasteful1610

precipitatedc1625

arreptitious1653

hurried1667

prerupt1727

hurry-scurry1732

rush1879

rushed1888

scampered1894

rush-round1903

rushy1976

drive-by1992

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried > hastily performed or done

subitary1600

breathless1606

shotgun1937

1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iv. sig. H^v What meanes our daughters breathles hast.

1763 W. Dodd Refl. on Death ii. 16 A trembling messenger, with breathless speed, urged my instant attendance at the sick bed of Negotio.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend iv. 215 How I remember that breathless flight.

1977 Forbes (Nexis) 15 Oct. (Features section) 112 He leaps up and leads the way at a breathless pace to the showroom.

2001 Adventure Trav. July 2/3 Knocking off Ireland's munros (peaks above 3000ft) in a long weekend makes for a fantastic, if breathless, outdoor challenge.

3. Not exposed to or disturbed by the wind; very still (now usually oppressively so); unstirred by the slightest breeze.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > completely without wind

calmc1440

windless1605

breathless?1614

airless1727

breezelessa1763

unbreathing1814

zephyrlessa1821

dead1861

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses v. 84 Land that quite redeemd With breathlesse couerts, th'others blasted shores.

1815 W. Wordsworth Evening Voluntaries vi The Mere Seems firm as solid crystal, breathless, clear, And motionless.

1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps viii. 175 It was a soft breathless June morning, with a promise of sultriness later.

2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan xxi. 175 High on the heather-clad slopes..the wind turbines stood sentry-still in the breathless heat.

4. Phonetics. Of a consonant: produced without exhalation of breath; unaspirated. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [adjective] > aspirate > not

breathless1668

exile1671

unaspirated1794

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 379 [Dentals] Such as are Breathless: Sonorous D, mute T.; Breathing..Dh, Th.

1990 Mystics Q. 16 72 Note the rapidity of the lines because of the sibilants..and of the liquids ‘l’ and ‘r’ combined with the soft, breathless consonants ‘w’ and ‘f’.

a. Experiencing strong feelings of excitement, expectation, anticipation, etc., such as might make one hold one's breath. Also: designating the feeling of excitement, etc., itself.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] > eagerly

upon the gape1712

breathless1768

tiptoed1819

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [adjective]

awonder1154

wonderfulc1380

astoniedc1400

marvelling?a1425

amazed1548

admirative1582

thunderstrickena1586

wondering1592

stonished1595

thunderstruck1613

dump1616

rapt1621

admired1684

astonished1716

breathless1768

unbreathing1789

agazed1803

astounded1810

obfuscated1822

struck with thunder1823

surprised1882

zapped1962

mind-blown1967

gob-struck1985

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > choking or breathless

breathless1768

choking1837

choky1857

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 94 La Fleur..stood waiting without, in that breathless expectation which every son of nature of us have felt in our turns.

1837 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VI. l. 616 Europe, in breathless suspense, awaited their conflict.

1910 H. H. Richardson Getting of Wisdom (1982) vii. 62 ‘Oh, how do you know?’ asked her breathless listener, mastered by a morbid curiosity.

1946 Electronic Engin. 18 276 The poor light at Wimbledon did not entirely account for television's failure to convey to viewers..the breathless thrill.

2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 19 Apr. Before we find out which they'll inflict on their competitors it's time for..an ad break. We're breathless with anticipation, fingernails piercing our leather lounge chairs.

b. Exciting, exhilarating, thrilling. Of writing, reporting, etc. (frequently depreciative): having a style or tone intended to provoke excitement, esp. one that is fast-paced or dramatic.

ΚΠ

1846 New Q. Rev. 7 155 As a contrast to this piece of breathless writing, we refer our readers to a piece of felicitous pleasantry.

1922 A. Waugh Public School Life i. 16 It would be filled..with breathless escapades, with impossible heroics.

1979 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. xxi. 2/5 The sort of breathless historical romances..that are known in the publishing trade as bodice-rippers.

2010 Economist 24 July 75/3 He mostly manages to avoid the breathless prose that mars so much reporting on the subject.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breathless
释义	breathlessadj. Brit. /ˈbrɛθləs/, U.S. /ˈbrɛθləs/ Forms: see breath n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breath n., -less suffix. Etymology: < breath n. + -less suffix.With sense 1b compare classical Latin exanimātus exanimate adj. 1. a. That does not breathe; not breathing. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > not breathing breathlessa1398 unpanting1719 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxiv. 217 A beest may noȝt withoute perile be breþles by þe space of þe [twentieþ] part of an houre. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses v. 66 Speechless and breathless was he like one dead. 1766 T. Chalkley Wks. (ed. 4) 250 I had a Fit of the Phthysick, and was at Times almost breathless. 1874 R. T. Trall Mother's Hygienic Hand-bk. (1875) xvii. 120 How long the new-born child may live without breathing is very uncertain... Still-born infants have been restored after remaining breathless for an hour or more. 2010 B. Tilton First Aid: Compl. Illustr. Guide ii. 12 (heading) Adult CPR. Quick action gives a breathless, pulseless victim the best chance of life. b. Dead, lifeless. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] deadOE lifelessOE of lifeOE storvena1225 dead as a door-nail1362 ydead1387 stark deadc1390 colda1400 bypast1425 perishedc1440 morta1450 obita1450 unquickc1449 gone?a1475 dead and gone1482 extinct1483 departed1503 bygonea1522 amort1546 soulless1553 breathless1562 parted1562 mortified1592 low-laid1598 disanimate1601 carcasseda1603 defunct1603 no morea1616 with God1617 death-stricken1618 death-strucken1622 expired1631 past itc1635 incinerated1657 stock-dead1662 dead as a herring1664 death-struck1688 as dead as a nit1789 (as) dead as mutton1792 low1808 laid in the locker1815 strae-dead1820 disanimated1833 ghosted1834 under the daisies1842 irresuscitable1843 under the sod1847 toes up1851 dead and buried1863 devitalized1866 translated1869 dead and done (for, with)1886 daid1890 bung1893 (as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904 six feet under1942 brown bread1969 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 76 Then both they entred in, where they (alas) dyd fynde, The bretheles corps of Romeus, forsaken of the mynde. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. iii. 66 Kneeling before this ruine of sweete life, And breathing to his breathlesse Excellence The Incense of a Vow. View more context for this quotation 1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel iii. 41 The beast was scarce breathless, before we had each of us devoured a part of him. a1835 J. Hogg Flodden Field & Colour Hawick Common-riding (1837) 31 The fated arrow Breathless laid the royal hero. 2017 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 18 July g7 I'd watched him die at home of cancer, held his breathless body, called the funeral home to retrieve him when I was ready to let him go. 2. a. Breathing with difficulty, esp. as a result of vigorous physical activity or exertion; out of breath; exhausted. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > out of breath windlessa1400 breathlessa1425 pantingc1425 breathed1599 outbreathed1600 blown1674 unbreathed1692 puffed1813 pumped-out1854 winded1883 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > of breath: short > affected with windlessa1400 breathlessa1425 short-breathed1470 andless1487 short-windeda1500 short-ended1595 breathed1599 outbreathed1600 strait-winded1601 anhelous1617 anheled1656 anhelant1657 suspirious1657 anhelose1661 blown1674 short-lunged1687 unbreathed1692 puffy1799 puffed1813 scant-of-wind1823 pumped-out1854 winded1883 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xiii. 65 Þei haue hyed hem so faste, þat þei be relinxed and brethles [c1425 Vesp. breeþles]. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 133 What schal he profiȝt þat metiþ wiþ an oost or wiþ a fressche fiȝtere and is himself breþeles? a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xviii. 299 She was so hoorse and so brethles that on hire feet myght she not stonde. 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. vi. 14 The lingring Spondees, labouring to delay, The breath-lesse Dactils with a sudden stay. 1709 Tatler No. 43. ⁋7 Breathless almost, and spent in the eager Chace. 1875 H. W. Lucy Diary Two Parl.: Disraeli (1885) 49 The gallant captain always begins to address the House in a breathless, gasping manner. 1934 R. C. Roark Bibliography Chloropicrin (U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Publ. No. 176) 8 This treatment..increases the patient's capacity for exercise without becoming breathless. 2016 Express Tribune (Nexis) 8 May The uphill trek takes one-and-a-half hours and leaves him breathless and exhausted. b. Of speed, movement, etc.: very fast, and therefore physically exhausting; rushed, hurried. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried hastivea1325 raplyc1390 runninga1400 rapec1410 precipitate1545 hasty1560 abrupt1576 festinate1598 breathless1606 hasteful1610 precipitatedc1625 arreptitious1653 hurried1667 prerupt1727 hurry-scurry1732 rush1879 rushed1888 scampered1894 rush-round1903 rushy1976 drive-by1992 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried > hastily performed or done subitary1600 breathless1606 shotgun1937 1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iv. sig. H^v What meanes our daughters breathles hast. 1763 W. Dodd Refl. on Death ii. 16 A trembling messenger, with breathless speed, urged my instant attendance at the sick bed of Negotio. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend iv. 215 How I remember that breathless flight. 1977 Forbes (Nexis) 15 Oct. (Features section) 112 He leaps up and leads the way at a breathless pace to the showroom. 2001 Adventure Trav. July 2/3 Knocking off Ireland's munros (peaks above 3000ft) in a long weekend makes for a fantastic, if breathless, outdoor challenge. 3. Not exposed to or disturbed by the wind; very still (now usually oppressively so); unstirred by the slightest breeze. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > completely without wind calmc1440 windless1605 breathless?1614 airless1727 breezelessa1763 unbreathing1814 zephyrlessa1821 dead1861 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses v. 84 Land that quite redeemd With breathlesse couerts, th'others blasted shores. 1815 W. Wordsworth Evening Voluntaries vi The Mere Seems firm as solid crystal, breathless, clear, And motionless. 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps viii. 175 It was a soft breathless June morning, with a promise of sultriness later. 2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan xxi. 175 High on the heather-clad slopes..the wind turbines stood sentry-still in the breathless heat. 4. Phonetics. Of a consonant: produced without exhalation of breath; unaspirated. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [adjective] > aspirate > not breathless1668 exile1671 unaspirated1794 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 379 [Dentals] Such as are Breathless: Sonorous D, mute T.; Breathing..Dh, Th. 1990 Mystics Q. 16 72 Note the rapidity of the lines because of the sibilants..and of the liquids ‘l’ and ‘r’ combined with the soft, breathless consonants ‘w’ and ‘f’. 5. a. Experiencing strong feelings of excitement, expectation, anticipation, etc., such as might make one hold one's breath. Also: designating the feeling of excitement, etc., itself. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] > eagerly upon the gape1712 breathless1768 tiptoed1819 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [adjective] awonder1154 wonderfulc1380 astoniedc1400 marvelling?a1425 amazed1548 admirative1582 thunderstrickena1586 wondering1592 stonished1595 thunderstruck1613 dump1616 rapt1621 admired1684 astonished1716 breathless1768 unbreathing1789 agazed1803 astounded1810 obfuscated1822 struck with thunder1823 surprised1882 zapped1962 mind-blown1967 gob-struck1985 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > choking or breathless breathless1768 choking1837 choky1857 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 94 La Fleur..stood waiting without, in that breathless expectation which every son of nature of us have felt in our turns. 1837 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VI. l. 616 Europe, in breathless suspense, awaited their conflict. 1910 H. H. Richardson Getting of Wisdom (1982) vii. 62 ‘Oh, how do you know?’ asked her breathless listener, mastered by a morbid curiosity. 1946 Electronic Engin. 18 276 The poor light at Wimbledon did not entirely account for television's failure to convey to viewers..the breathless thrill. 2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 19 Apr. Before we find out which they'll inflict on their competitors it's time for..an ad break. We're breathless with anticipation, fingernails piercing our leather lounge chairs. b. Exciting, exhilarating, thrilling. Of writing, reporting, etc. (frequently depreciative): having a style or tone intended to provoke excitement, esp. one that is fast-paced or dramatic. ΚΠ 1846 New Q. Rev. 7 155 As a contrast to this piece of breathless writing, we refer our readers to a piece of felicitous pleasantry. 1922 A. Waugh Public School Life i. 16 It would be filled..with breathless escapades, with impossible heroics. 1979 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. xxi. 2/5 The sort of breathless historical romances..that are known in the publishing trade as bodice-rippers. 2010 Economist 24 July 75/3 He mostly manages to avoid the breathless prose that mars so much reporting on the subject. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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