breathable

[ bree-th uh-buh l ]

/ ˈbri ðə bəl /

adjective

able or fit to be breathed: filters to make the air more breathable.

allowing the passage of air and moisture: a breathable fabric.

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Origin of breathable

First recorded in 1725–35; breathe + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM breathable

breath·a·bil·i·ty, breath·a·ble·ness, nounun·breath·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby breathable

breath analyzer, breath group, breath of fresh air, breath test, breath-holding test, breathable, breathalyse, breathalyser, breathalyzer, breatharian, breathe

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Example sentences from the Web for breathable

There, attached flasks of breathable atmosphere fill it out in a minute.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
A Honeymoon in Space|George Griffith
By now the air was breathable, and he could see into the deserted Gulch.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
I know now that by some vagary of chance—of fate if you will—I had struck a surface area where breathable air still remained.
Tarrano the Conqueror|Raymond King Cummings

For so long as the oxygen lasted, fresh air for any number of men could be kept purified and breathable.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for breathable

breathable

/ (ˈbriːðəbəl) /

adjective

(of air) fit to be breathed

(of a material) allowing air to pass through so that perspiration can evaporate

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