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noun
- 1. a soft gentle breeze. literary
- 2. a fine cotton gingham. historical
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1. a. : a breeze from the west. b. : a gentle breeze. 2. : any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing. Did you know? To build on a classic lyric by Bob Dylan, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows—especially if you know that wind is a zephyr.
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noun. a gentle, mild breeze. (initial capital letter) Literary. the west wind. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc. zephyr. / ˈzɛfə / noun. a soft or gentle breeze. any of several delicate soft yarns, fabrics, or garments, usually of wool.
ZEPHYR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of zephyr in English. zephyr. noun [ C ] literary us / ˈzef.ɚ / uk / ˈzef.ə r/ Add to word list. a light wind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wind & winds. anemometer. blast. chinook. crosswind. cyclonic. easterly. jet stream. leeward. northerly. sea breeze. sigh.
Besides being the name of Babar's monkey friend in the much-beloved picture books about the elephant Babar, a zephyr is a gentle breeze. In Greek mythology, Zephuros was the god of the west wind, and the bringer of light and early spring breezes. Zephyr derives from his name.
1. (Physical Geography) a soft or gentle breeze. 2. (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]
Definition of zephyr noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a gentle, mild breeze. 2. (cap) literary. the west wind.
• Not a bird, not an insect, not a zephyr relieves that hot, heavy silence. • This one lifted up, as if carried on a zephyr, and vanished in the hazy agricultural distance. • The child was a zephyr, a wind-spirit. Origin zephyr (900-1000) Latin zephyrus “west wind”, from Greek zephyros
Zephyr definition: Any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments, especially a lightweight, checked gingham fabric.
