Definition

Adjective: - Having breath that is sweet-smelling or pleasant.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe a person or creature whose breath has a pleasant, sweet odor. It is a descriptive term often found in literary or poetic contexts.

Examples

• After chewing the mint leaves, the child was sweet-breathed.
• The poet described his beloved as fair and sweet-breathed.

Advanced Usage

• The term is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'was').
• It is a compound adjective formed from "sweet" + "breathed," where "breathed" means "having breath."

Variants and Related Words

• Sweet-breathed is the standard form. There are no common variants, but it follows the pattern of other compound adjectives describing breath, such as "bad-breathed" or "foul-breathed."

Synonyms

• Fresh-breathed
• Having sweet breath

Antonyms

• Foul-breathed
• Bad-breathed
• Halitotic (medical term for having bad breath)

Notes on Meaning

This word has a single, specific meaning. It does not have different meanings based on context. The reference to "breath as specified" in some definitions indicates that "-breathed" can be combined with other adjectives (e.g., short-breathed) to describe the nature of one's breath, but "sweet-breathed" specifically denotes a pleasant smell.

Adjective

1. having breath or breath as specified