breeziness

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breez·y

(brē′zē)

adj. breez·i·er, breez·i·est

1. Exposed to breezes; windy.

2. Fresh and animated; lively: a breezy prose style.

breez′i·ly adv.

breez′i·ness n.

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Noun	1.	breeziness - a mildly windy state of the air windiness storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"
	2.	breeziness - a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner" jauntiness sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

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breeziness

n (fig) → frisch-fröhliche Art

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