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zephyr

[ zef-er ]

noun

  1. a gentle, mild breeze.
  2. (initial capital letter) Literary. the west wind.
  3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.


zephyr

/ ˈzɛfə /

noun

  1. a soft or gentle breeze
  2. any of several delicate soft yarns, fabrics, or garments, usually of wool
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Zephyr

  1. The Greek and Roman god of the west wind, considered the most pleasant of the winds.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zephyr1

First recorded before 1000 zephyr fordef 2; Middle English, from Latin zephyrus, from Greek zéphyros “the west wind”; replacing Middle English zeferus, zephirus, Old English zefferus, from Latin as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zephyr1

C16: from Latin zephyrus, from Greek zephuros the west wind; probably related to Greek zophos darkness, west
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Synonym Study

See wind 1.
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Example Sentences

Scholar-activists Larry Lessig and Zephyr Teachout have recently been working to revive it.

Meanwhile, in a closely watched contest in New York, Andrew Cuomo easily defeated liberal law professor Zephyr Teachout.

Zephyr Teachout clocked the governor Tuesday in big, progressive stretches of New York, taking 35 percent of the primary vote.

And Zephyr Teachout is going to be a big part of it, as well.

Zephyr Teachout lives in a fifth-floor walkup in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.

And his speech, softer than the softest breath of a zephyr wafted in a wood, sweet and mysterious, reached my ear.

Though your house trembles in all its timbers and shakes upon its keel, you think yourself a sailor cradled by a zephyr.

So we see Psyche borne aloft by Zephyr through the twilight to the nuptial abode of Eros.

Or again, he paints Zephyr swinging roguishly by the side of a stream.

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