1. a gentle, mild breeze
Usage: literary
2. the west wind
Usage: poetic; mythological

Examples

• A warm zephyr rustled through the leaves.
• The sailboat moved slowly in the gentle zephyr.
• She felt a cool zephyr on her face as she walked through the garden.
• The zephyr carried the scent of flowers across the meadow.
• In Greek mythology, Zephyrus was the god of the west wind.
• The poet wrote about zephyrs bringing spring to the land.