zephyr

zeph·yr  (zfr)

n.

1. The west wind.

A gentle breeze.

2. Any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments.

3. Something that is airy, insubstantial, or passing.

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[Middle English Zephirus, Zephyrus, from Latin Zephyrus, from Greek Zephuros.]

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zephyr [zef-fer]

Noun

a soft gentle breeze [Greek zephuros the west wind]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zephyr - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" breeze, gentle wind, air sea breeze - a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) breath - a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room" light air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale light breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale gentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale moderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale fresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale strong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
	2.	Zephyr - (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks