zephyr
pronunciation
How to pronounce zephyr in British English:
UK [ˈzefə(r)]
How to pronounce zephyr in American English:
US [ˈzɛfɚ]
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- Noun:
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
Word Origin
- zephyr (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean.
Example
- 1. Don 't you wanna see your zephyr ?
- 2. Qinetiq began building the latest zephyr model 18 months ago and hope to start full scale military trials a year from now .
- 3. At least 173 corporate transactions took place last year , according to mergers and acquisitions tracker zephyr .
- 4. Zephyr shows no sign of running out of power anytime soon , and saltmarsh is hopeful it will stay in the air for another seven days , when the plane will finally return to earth .
- 5. Aghore babu would sometimes try to bring the zephyr of outside knowledge to play on the arid routine of our schoolroom .