breathtaking

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   stunningly beautiful; amazing

   He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him.

2. 2
   adj

   Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.

   breathtaking stupidity or rudeness

3. 3
   adj

   tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

Etymology

From breath + taking.