Zephyr

/ˈzɛfɚ/

Synonyms for "zephyr" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Strong matches (19)

Adjective(1 words)
gentle breeze
Noun(1 words)
gentle wind

Related words (32)

kapoklight airlight breezelight windmoderate breezenylonocean breezeonshore breezepillowplushpuddingpuffputtyrubbersatinsea breezesilksoftblowing windswansdownthistledown
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Noun(6 words)
light clothlight fabricmild windvoilewest windwind deity

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More general

7 entries
air currentair movementcurrent of airfabricmythology figuretextilewind

More specific

7 entries
BoreasNotuslawnmild breezeorgandysoft windvoile

Collocations

6 entries
cool zephyrgentle zephyrmild breezewest windzephyr fabriczephyr yarn

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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

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

Source: tatoeba (11884431)

The Western [winds] have been Counted the mildest, & most Auspicious of all others; and were so highly in favour with the Poets, that they thought them worthy of the Golden Age, and to refresh the Elysian groves. [...] But though the Breathing Zephyrs are so much celebrated in Poems and Romances, and happily were kinder to the delicious countries of Italy, & Greece, yet wee find no lesse malignity in their natures from particular accidents and climats, then what wee have observ’d of other Winds.

Source: wiktionary

O thou Goddeſſe, / Thou diuine Nature; thou^([sic – meaning how]) thy ſelfe thou blazon'ſt / In theſe two Princely Boyes: they are as gentle / As Zephires blowing below the Violet, / Not wagging his ſweet head; [...]

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