breath

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
2. (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
3. (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
4. (countable) A rest or pause.
5. (countable, uncountable) A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

Adj

voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)

Verb

Misspelling of breathe.

Synonyms

respiration

breathing

puff

life

air

spirit

breathe

whiff

wind

waft

steam

inhalation

vapor

sigh

rest

draft

breeze

blowing

exhalation

hint

soul

inspiration

sniff

breather

breathing place

smell

👃

intimation

breathing time

breathing spell

gasp

breathing space

moment

news

📰

gust

draught

morale

pause

person

🧑‍🦱

redolence

reek

revelation

shadow

sighing

suggestion

take a breath

tinge

tint

to

tone

trace

Translations

Atem

souffle

haleine

respiration

respiración

respiro

aliento

alito

αναπνοή

fiato

adem

respirer

Atemzug

respiração

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹɛθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: breeth

Inherited from Old English: brǣþ

Cognate with German: Brodem

In summary

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).