- breathtaking breath·taking adj
- ['brɛθˌteɪkɪŋ]
(sight) mozzafiato inv
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
breathtaking breath·taking adj
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breathtaking — [[t]bre̱θteɪkɪŋ[/t]] also breath taking ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing. The house has breathtaking views from every room... Some of their football was … English dictionary
breathtaking — (adj.) 1867, from BREATH (Cf. breath) + prp. of TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Phrase to take (one s) breath away with astonishment or delight is from 1864. Breathtaking (n.) act of taking breaths or a breath is from 1620s. Related: Breathtakingly … Etymology dictionary
sublime — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inspiring, impressive; noble, lofty, exalted, elevated; superb, magnificent, glorious. See beauty, greatness, pleasure. Ant., common, lowly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Noble] Syn. exalted, lofty,… … English dictionary for students
Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to… … Universalium
