Today’s word of the day is ‘Zephyr.’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] zephyr [/responsivevoice] [ zef-er ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
It means:
1. A slight wind
2. Breeze
3. Gust
4. Blow
How is the word ‘zephyr‘ pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Halakee hava
2. Spanish – Céfiro
3. French – Zéphyr
4. Mandarin – Héfēng
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. Then the wind blew in a changed spirit and died away to a zephyr.
2. This last drawing reduces the roll to about the thickness of zephyr yarn.
3. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows.
4. Leaves swirled around his feet, dancing in the gentle zephyr.
5. Here no zephyr of the sea Wipes the tears from skies that fill.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
air, blast, breeze, cyclone, gale, gust, blow, breath, chinook, draft, draught, flurry, flutter, mistral, tempest, typhoon, wafting, a whiff, whirlwind, whisk, sigh, flatus, waft, faint breeze
etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
calm, windstorm, calm, billy wind, witcher
Quotation:
Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o’er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes; Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm; Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind’s sway, That, hushed in grim repose, expects his evening prey.
Thomas Gray
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