breathtaking
Collocations
2(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
absolutely, quite, truly
Definitions
adj
stunningly beautiful; amazing
He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.
One day this old gentleman took me for a tour of the incomparable snowscapes in Chung Nan Hai Park.* Arrayed along the eastern shore of Chung Nan Lake stood a row of linked pavilions that seemed to be floating on the surface of the water. That day, strands of snowflakes sparkled like gems where they had collected between the humps of the enameled roof tiles. The breathtaking beauty of this vista made my soul turn somersaults.
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
breathtaking stupidity or rudeness
The network was established with breathtaking speed in the 1840s, when more than 250,000 navvies were furiously building our railways.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.
WiktionaryOne day this old gentleman took me for a tour of the incomparable snowscapes in Chung Nan Hai Park.* Arrayed along the eastern shore of Chung Nan Lake stood a row of linked pavilions that seemed to be
Wiktionarybreathtaking stupidity or rudeness
WiktionaryThe scenery's supposed to be breathtaking.
Tatoeba · #237958The mountains could be seen from afar, and it was a breathtaking sight.
Tatoeba · #572310The artistic beauty of the garden is really breathtaking.
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