Added 9 October 2026 breathless /ˈbɹɛθləs/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words In Latin: exanimis Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about breathless at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty. breathless at thought of what I had done Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing. a breathless flight Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse. an inanimate body Related Words: pursyshort-windedwindedpantinggaspingblownchokingsmotheringsuffocatingsuffocativepulselessexciting Back to today's word