Adjective: breathtaking 'breth,tey-king
- Inspiring awe, admiration or wonder
"New York is a breathtaking city";
- amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful [archaic], awing
- Extremely impressive, astonishing, or awe-inspiring
"The view from the mountain peak was breathtaking";
- heart-stopping
- Very surprising or shocking
"The novel had a breathtaking plot twist";
- heart-stopping
See also: amazing, astonishing, impressive, incredible, jaw-dropping [informal], royal
Encyclopedia: Breathtaking