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breath⋅less

  [breth-lis]
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–adjective
1. without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting: We were breathless after the steep climb.
2. with the breath held, as in suspense, astonishment, fear, or the like: breathless listeners of the mystery story.
3. causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension: a breathless ride.
4. dead; lifeless.
5. motionless or still, as air without a breeze: a breathless summer day.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME brethles. See breath, -less

Related forms:
breath⋅less⋅ly, adverb
breath⋅less⋅ness, noun
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breath·less   (brěth'lĭs)   
adj.  
  1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.
  2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: a breathless audience.
  3. Causing or capable of causing the suspension of regular breathing; tense or exciting: a breathless flight.
    1. Not breathing; without breath.
    2. Dead.
  5. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.
breath'less·ly adv., breath'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Breathlessness

Breath"less*ness\, n. The state of being breathless or out of breath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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