sweet-breathed
- adjective
- /ˈswitˌbrɛthed/
- Literature
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- She greeted him in the morning with her sweet-breathed presence, carrying the scent of mint.
Examples
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The baby was sweet-breathed.
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The poet described the child as sweet-breathed in his gentle lullaby.
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Pastoral writers often praise the sweet-breathed lambs in the meadows.
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Isn't she sweet-breathed?
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The sweet-breathed puppy curled up in my lap, making it hard to resist petting him.
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During the summer, the sweet-breathed flowers filled the garden with a lovely aroma.
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I could tell she had been eating mint; her sweet-breathed exhale was refreshing.
Synonyms
81
1.0
Having a pleasant smell like flowers
34
2.2
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
13
2.3
A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added
11
1.3
Tasting or smelling like mint
5
4.1
Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers
4
2.3
Having a pleasant scent
1
1.2
Having the smell of lemon
1
3.5
A thing that smells of sweet vanilla, like a candle or ice cream
1
3.0
Having a pleasant sweet smell
1
3.3
A little sweet in taste or smell
1
3.4
A thing that smells like cinnamon
Having a nice scent
Having a strong, pleasant smell like fresh bread or flowers
Smelling sweet like honeysuckle flowers
Having the sweet smell of honey
Smelling like candy
Smelling of cloves
Having the warm smell of ginger
Having the fresh smell of mint
Has the warm smell of spices like cinnamon or cloves
Antonyms
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sweet-breathed joins sweet, meaning 'pleasant' or 'nice-smelling', with breathed, from breathe, meaning 'to send out air'. So it describes someone or something that 'breathes' a pleasant scent, which is why it means having pleasantly fragrant breath.