# breathlessness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #79,337

## Definitions
1. The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion.
2. Difficult or labored breathing, as a symptom or sign of a medical condition.

## Etymology
From breathless + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/breathlessness