different between breathless vs breathful

English

Etymology

From breath +? -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b???l?s/
• Hyphenation: breath?less

Adjective

breathless (comparative more breathless, superlative most breathless)

1. Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
2. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
   • 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, The Mystery of the Vaults

     The plane buzzed on at a breathless speed. Bob had been in a plane before, and he had no fear. Indeed, but for the strange circumstances, he would have enjoyed that breathless rush through space.

3. Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
4. Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
5. Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.

Derived terms

• breathlessly
• breathlessness

Translations

English

Etymology 1

breath +? -ful

Adjective

breathful (comparative more breathful, superlative most breathful)

1. That breathes.
2. Focused on control of one's breathing.
3. Full of breath; breathy.
4. Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
5. Not breathless; breathing easily.
6. Relaxed and quiet.
7. (obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.

Etymology 2

breath +? -ful

Noun

breathful (plural breathfuls or breathsful)

1. That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
2. A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
3. The amount spoken on one breath.
4. A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.