Meaning

2 senses
  1. Stunningly beautiful; amazing

    He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.

    atemberaubend

    захва́тывающийzaxvátyvajuščij, потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij

  2. (broadly)Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.

    breathtaking stupidity or rudeness

    atemberaubend

    умопомрачи́тельныйumopomračítelʹnyj, потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij

More definitions
  • tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

Examples

65 sentences
  1. The view from here is breathtaking.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. What's the most breathtaking place you've ever visited?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. The scenery was breathtaking.

    ruПейзаж был захватывающим.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. The scenery is breathtaking.

    deDie Landschaft ist atemberaubend.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · hakkeb · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. The mountains could be seen from afar, and it was a breathtaking sight.

    Гори було видно здалеку, і це видовище захоплювало дух.

    ruГоры были видны издалека, и это зрелище захватывало дух.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
stunningly beautiful:
very surprising or shocking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stunningly beautiful:

Origin

From breath + taking.

From breath + taking.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more breathtaking, most breathtaking
Comparativemore breathtaking Lesson
Superlativemost breathtaking Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • tending to cause suspension of regular breathing:breathless

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breathtaking — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto