different between breathless vs wreathless

breathless

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

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wreathless

English

Etymology

wreath +? -less

Adjective

wreathless (not comparable)

  1. Without a wreath; unwreathed.

Anagrams

  • starwheels

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