Definitions for breathless
ˈbrɛθ lɪsbreath·less

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. breathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal(adj)

   not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

   "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"

2. breathless, breathtaking(adj)

   tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

   "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"

3. breathless, inanimate, pulseless(adj)

   appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

   "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. breathless(Adjective)

   Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

2. breathless(Adjective)

   That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).

3. breathless(Adjective)

   Not breathing; apparently dead.

4. breathless(Adjective)

   Having no wind; still, calm or airless.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Breathless(adj)

   spent with labor or violent action; out of breath

2. Breathless(adj)

   not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention

3. Breathless(adj)

   dead; as, a breathless body

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1. Breathless

   Breathless is a 1960 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was his first feature-length work, and one of the earliest, most influential of the French New Wave. At the time, the film attracted much attention for its bold visual style and the innovative use of jump cuts. Breathless, together with François Truffaut's The 400 Blows and Alain Resnais's Hiroshima, Mon Amour, both released a year earlier, brought international acclaim to the French nouvelle vague. A fully restored version of the film was released in the U.S. for the 50th anniversary of the film in May 2010. When originally released in France, the film had 2,082,760 cinema goers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breathless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breathless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of breathless in a Sentence

1. Rupert Brooke:

   Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.

2. Alfonso Cuaron:

   Films like 'Citizen Kane,' 'Jaws,' 'Rashomon,' 'The Godfather' and 'Breathless,'.

3. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   The world gets blessed every now and then with unique souls who though burdened by their invisible crosses, still have the extraordinary strength to forge ahead in life and give others a helping hand at the same time. Despite their tribulations, most of us think they are fine. Even when the weight of their crosses become unbearable, even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even condemn them for failing to sacrifice more...”

4. Soren Kierkegaard:

   Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

5. Rhonda Cohen:

   We're frightened, yet we're also excited at the same time. ... We release dopamine which provides us with a pleasurable feeling, the first second you start accelerating incredibly fast, it leaves you almost breathless.

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