Zephyr

Definition of zephyr:

part of speech: noun

The west wind; a gentle breeze.

part of speech: noun

The west wind: a soft, gentle breeze.

part of speech: noun

The west wind; a soft, gentle breeze; a kind of soft, fine woolen yarn.

Usage examples for zephyr:

• The wind which turned my umbrella inside out was a zephyr compared to that which is now thundering round us. "Nancy A Novel", Rhoda Broughton.

• The effect of all this can better be conceived than described; we were immediately rowed off to, and put on board our transport, which happened to be a brig called the Zephyr of Shields. "Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade", William Surtees.

• X. Parting they seem'd to tread upon the air, Twin roses by the zephyr blown apart Only to meet again more close, and share The inward fragrance of each other's heart. "Keats: Poems Published in 1820", John Keats.