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Definition of zephyr : The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze.

Synonyms:

melodic phrase, atmosphere, aura, air travel, aviation, pushover, line, blast, duck soup, melodic line, breath, picnic, tune, snap, blow, child's play, breeze, walkover, air, gale, piece of cake, wind, strain, study at wind, cinch, draft, melody, airwave, gentle wind, gust

Usage examples:

• What, then, must they do to a woman like Betty, whose whole beauty is a carefully built- up fabric, on which no sun must look, and no zephyr blow too inquisitively? - "Doctor Cupid", Rhoda Broughton.
• " Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude"- the connection here is not altogether based on fancy- the biting winds of winter have their own emotional " tone" for susceptible minds, just as truly as the spanking breeze " that follows fast," or the balmy zephyr of summer, and have moulded modern thought in manifold and unsuspected modes. - "Nature Mysticism", J. Edward Mercer.
• Fellows, the storm that is coming down on us isn't going to be any toy zephyr! - "The High School Boys' Training Hike", H. Irving Hancock.