English Explanatory Dictionary

breath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of breathing.
  2. A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
  3. Air expelled from the lungs.
  4. A rest or pause.
  5. A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
  6. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
  7. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
adj
  1. voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)
verb
  1. Misspelling of breathe.

Pronunciation

brĕth /bɹɛθ/ [bɹ̠ʷɛθ] en-us-breath.ogg /bɹeθ/ /bɾɛθ/ /brɛːθ/ /brɛθ/

Word forms

breath breaths breth

Etymology

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

Related words

breathe breather exhalation inhalation respiration

Derived words

arse breath arsebreath ass-breath assbreath ass breath baby's breath bad breath beanbreath breathalyzer breath and britches breatharian breath-catching breath-catchingly breath check breath control breathe one's last breath breather breathful breath guard breathhold breath-holding breathless breathlike breathly breath mint breath of fresh air breath of heaven breath of life breathplay breath play breathsome breath spray breath strip breathtaker breathtaking breath test breathwork breathy butt-breath butt breath buttbreath catch-breath catch breath catch one's breath cockbreath commission breath cuntbreath devil's breath dickbreath dogbreath don't hold your breath dragonbreath dragonsbreath draw a sober breath draw breath draw one's last breath fart-breath fresh breath get one's breath back good breath
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