Meaning

4 senses
  1. A light wind from the west.

    (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

  2. Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.

    Zephir

    зефи́рzefír, лёгкий ветеро́кljóxkij veterók, ветеро́кveterók

    зефі́рzefír

    a slight wind (usually refreshing)

  3. Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.

    Zephir

    зефи́рzefír

    зефі́рzefír

  4. 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 sentences
  1. A summer zephyr gently stirred the girl's hair as she spoke.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Zooey Zephyr was right; Montana Republicans do have blood on their hands.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze — see also breeze:
Русский
By meaning 1
light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze — see also breeze:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze — see also breeze:

Origin

From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir

From 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: zephyrs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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