zephyr
A light wind from the westA light wind from the west.
» A summer zephyr gently stirred the girl's hair as she spoke.
Meaning
4 sensesA light wind from the west.
(Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
Zephir
зефи́рzefír, лёгкий ветеро́кljóxkij veterók, ветеро́кveterók
зефі́рzefír
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
Zephir
зефи́рzefír
зефі́рzefír
A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.
Examples
3 sentencesA summer zephyr gently stirred the girl's hair as she spoke.
Though autumn gales are less clement than summer zephyrs, they are more exciting.
ruХотя осенние ветра не такие мягкие, как летние западные, они более бодрящие.
Zooey Zephyr was right; Montana Republicans do have blood on their hands.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefirFrom Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).
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Forms
plural: zephyrsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a slight wind (usually refreshing):breezegentle windair