Word of the Day – Zephyr

Zephyr (noun)

zef-ur

(literary) a light, gentle breeze.

Late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of the) west wind’. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th century.

Example sentences

“A gentle zephyr blown off the river keeping us cool.”