breath
Meaning
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- The act or process of breathing.
- A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- Air expelled from the lungs.
- A rest or pause.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
- (obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
Synonyms
breathing place
breathing time
familiar spirit
roar with laughter
breath of life
not clear
puff of air
catch one’s breath
emotion
external respiration
gust of wind
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɹɛθ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþiz (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation), of unknown origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwer- (“smell”) or alternatively from *bʰreh₁- (“to blow; breath, vapor, steam”), but without certain Indo-European cognates outside Germanic.
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