Dictionary Definition
breathtaking adj : tending to cause suspension of
regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
[syn: breathless]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- stunningly beautiful; amazing
- He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.
- Very surprising
or shocking; to such a
degree as to cause
astonishment.
- breathtaking beauty/stupidity/rudeness
Translations
stunningly beautiful
- Finnish: henkeäsalpaava
- German: atemberaubend
- Hebrew: עוצר-נשימה (otzer-neshima) , עוצרת-נשימה (otzeret-neshima)
Very surprising or shocking
- German: atemberaubend
- Swedish: andlös
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agitating, amazing, astonishing, astounding, charged, cliff-hanging, confounding, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, eye-opening,
galvanic, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing,
mind-boggling, moving,
overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, provocative, provoking, ravishing, soul-stirring,
spectacular,
spirit-stirring, staggering, startling, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, stunning, surprising, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unsettling, upsetting