breathable

[ bree-thuh-buhl ]

/ ˈbri ðə bəl /

adjective

able or fit to be breathed: filters to make the air more breathable.

allowing the passage of air and moisture: a breathable fabric.

Origin of breathable

First recorded in 1725–35; breathe + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM breathable

breath·a·bil·i·ty, breath·a·ble·ness, nounun·breath·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby breathable

breaststroke, breastsummer, breast wheel, breastwork, breath, breathable, breathalyse, Breathalyser, Breathalyzer, breath analyzer, breatharian

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Example sentences from the Web for breathable

There, attached flasks of breathable atmosphere fill it out in a minute.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
A Honeymoon in Space|George Griffith
By now the air was breathable, and he could see into the deserted Gulch.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
I know now that by some vagary of chance—of fate if you will—I had struck a surface area where breathable air still remained.
Tarrano the Conqueror|Raymond King Cummings

For so long as the oxygen lasted, fresh air for any number of men could be kept purified and breathable.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for breathable

breathable

/ (ˈbriːðəbəl) /

adjective

(of air) fit to be breathed

(of a material) allowing air to pass through so that perspiration can evaporate

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单词	breathable
释义	breathable [ bree-thuh-buhl ] / ˈbri ðə bəl / adjective able or fit to be breathed: filters to make the air more breathable. allowing the passage of air and moisture: a breathable fabric. Origin of breathable First recorded in 1725–35; breathe + -able OTHER WORDS FROM breathable breath·a·bil·i·ty, breath·a·ble·ness, nounun·breath·a·ble, adjective Words nearby breathable breaststroke, breastsummer, breast wheel, breastwork, breath, breathable, breathalyse, Breathalyser, Breathalyzer, breath analyzer, breatharian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breathable There, attached flasks of breathable atmosphere fill it out in a minute. The Planet Strappers\|Raymond Zinke Gallun They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury. A Honeymoon in Space\|George Griffith By now the air was breathable, and he could see into the deserted Gulch. The Terms of Surrender\|Louis Tracy I know now that by some vagary of chance—of fate if you will—I had struck a surface area where breathable air still remained. Tarrano the Conqueror\|Raymond King Cummings For so long as the oxygen lasted, fresh air for any number of men could be kept purified and breathable. Pariah Planet\|Murray Leinster British Dictionary definitions for breathable breathable / (ˈbriːðəbəl) / adjective (of air) fit to be breathed (of a material) allowing air to pass through so that perspiration can evaporate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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