unbreathable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

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adj

Not letting air seep through.

"The atmosphere on Venus is an unbreathable mixture of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid, amongst other things."
"The air was not just thick, it was unbreathable."
"an unbreathable fabric"

Etymology tree English un- Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breathable English unbreathable From un- + breathable.

more unbreathable (comparative) most unbreathable (superlative)

unbreathably

irrespirable

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What does unbreathable mean?

Not suitable for breathing.

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