zephyr

zeph·yr

Z0010400 (zĕf′ər)n.1. The west wind.2. A gentle breeze.3. Any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments, especially a lightweight, checked gingham fabric.4. Something that is airy, insubstantial, or passing.

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[Middle English Zephirus, Zephyrus, from Latin Zephyrus, from Greek Zephuros.]

zephyr

(ˈzɛfə) n1. (Physical Geography) a soft or gentle breeze2. (Textiles) any of several delicate soft yarns, fabrics, or garments, usually of wool[C16: from Latin zephyrus, from Greek zephuros the west wind; probably related to Greek zophos darkness, west]

zeph•yr

(ˈzɛf ər)

n. 1. a gentle, mild breeze. 2. (often cap.) Literary. the west wind. 3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric or yarn. [before 1000; Middle English zeferus, zephirus, Old English zefferus < Latin zephyrus < Greek zéphyros] syn: See wind¹.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zephyr - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"breeze, gentle wind, airsea breeze - a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)breath - a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"light air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scalelight breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scalegentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scalemoderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scalefresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scalestrong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scaleair current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
	2.	Zephyr - (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west windGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

zephyr

noun1. A gentle wind:breeze.2. A natural movement or current of air:air, blast, blow, breeze, gust, wind.Archaic: gale.

Translations

zeffiroзефир