breathtakingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breath n., taking adj.

Etymology: < breath n. + taking adj.In sense 2 after to take a person's breath away at breath n. Phrases 9.

1. That prevents or inhibits breathing.

ΚΠ

1840 Cambr. Independent Press 8 Feb. (2nd ed.) They [sc. the lamps] were indeed sights worth six inches of mud, and numbers, of breath-taking squeezes.

1911 F. A. Cook My Attainm. of Pole xxiii. 342 A light breath-taking wind from the northwest froze our pasty furs into sheets of ice.

2019 R. Clayton Midwinter Folk xvi. 143 The next moment she was enveloped in a breathtaking hug.

2. Astonishing, amazing; awe-inspiring. Also: very exciting, thrilling.Cf. to take a person's breath away at breath n. Phrases 9.

ΘΚΠ

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

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1843 Satirist 13 Aug. 271/2 Here is his breath-taking announcement. The Philosophy of Gold! its chemical attributes and profitable elicitation from unsuspected sources..is offered to be taught by a professor of experience and research in both ancient and modern chymical schools.

1897 J. H. McConkey Threefold Secret iii. 112 What a far-reaching, heart-searching, breath-taking change this is.

1982 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier 10 Jan. 2/1 He took his job at the State Department despite an almost breathtaking ignorance of foreign affairs.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 1 Feb. 56/1 (advt.) The hotel has a Sky Lobby 25 floors above the street with a breathtaking view over Miami Bay.

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

单词	breathtaking
释义	breathtakingadj. Brit. /ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breath n., taking adj. Etymology: < breath n. + taking adj.In sense 2 after to take a person's breath away at breath n. Phrases 9. 1. That prevents or inhibits breathing. ΚΠ 1840 Cambr. Independent Press 8 Feb. (2nd ed.) They [sc. the lamps] were indeed sights worth six inches of mud, and numbers, of breath-taking squeezes. 1911 F. A. Cook My Attainm. of Pole xxiii. 342 A light breath-taking wind from the northwest froze our pasty furs into sheets of ice. 2019 R. Clayton Midwinter Folk xvi. 143 The next moment she was enveloped in a breathtaking hug. 2. Astonishing, amazing; awe-inspiring. Also: very exciting, thrilling.Cf. to take a person's breath away at breath n. Phrases 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 1843 Satirist 13 Aug. 271/2 Here is his breath-taking announcement. The Philosophy of Gold! its chemical attributes and profitable elicitation from unsuspected sources..is offered to be taught by a professor of experience and research in both ancient and modern chymical schools. 1897 J. H. McConkey Threefold Secret iii. 112 What a far-reaching, heart-searching, breath-taking change this is. 1982 Jacksonville (Illinois) Jrnl. Courier 10 Jan. 2/1 He took his job at the State Department despite an almost breathtaking ignorance of foreign affairs. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 1 Feb. 56/1 (advt.) The hotel has a Sky Lobby 25 floors above the street with a breathtaking view over Miami Bay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1840
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