zephyrean

American

[zef-uh-ree-uhn] / ˌzɛf əˈri ən /

Also zephyrian

adjective

of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.

Etymology

Origin of zephyrean

First recorded in 1830–40; zephyr + -ean

Example Sentences

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Yet, surely, the Lowlands of Scotland were more in his thoughts than the Zephyrean promontory, and the hard visage of John Knox peered from behind the mask of Zaleucus, when this passage left his pen.

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