Etymology

breathful

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Today it means: That breathes; alive. Full definition →

First used 16th c.
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The story

From breath + -ful.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. That breathes; alive.
  • 16th–19th c. Full of odour; fragrant.
  • from 16th c. Full of breath, produced by the breath; breathy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.