breathtaking

1. 1.

   tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

   “a breathless flight”

   “breathtaking adventure”

   Synonymsbreathless

   Similarexciting

Questions about breathtaking

What does breathtaking mean?

breathtaking means "tending to cause suspension of regular breathing".

How many syllables are in breathtaking?

breathtaking has 3 syllables: breath-ta-king. The stress falls on "breath". In IPA it is /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/.

What is another word for breathtaking?

Close synonyms include breathless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.