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zephyr
[ZEFF-er]
(noun)
1: a breeze from the west.
2: any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing.
Synonym: air, breath, breeze, puff, waft
Antonym: gale, furious wind
Example(s) of use;
- "There was not even a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even stilled the songs of the birds." — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876
Origin
For centuries, poets have eulogized Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind, and his "swete breeth" (in the words of Geoffrey Chaucer). Zephyrus, the personified west wind, eventually evolved into zephyr, a word for a breeze that is westerly or gentle, or both. Breezy zephyr blew into English with the help of poets and playwrights, including William Shakespeare, who used the word in his play Cymbeline: "Thou divine Nature, thou thyself thou blazon'st / In these two princely boys! They are as gentle / As zephyrs blowing below the violet." Today, zephyr is also the sobriquet of a lightweight fabric and the clothing that is made from it.
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zephyr#synonyms, https://www.synonyms.com/antonyms/zephyr -
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