gentle+breeze
21gentle — adj., v., & n. adj. (gentler, gentlest) 1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2 moderate; not severe or drastic (a gentle rebuke; a gentle breeze). 3 (of birth, pursuits, etc.) honourable, of or fit for people of good social position. 4 …
22gentle — gentle1 adjective (gentler, gentlest) 1》 mild and kind in temperament or character. 2》 moderate in effect or degree: a gentle breeze. 3》 archaic noble or courteous. verb make or become gentle. ↘touch gently. Derivatives gentleness noun gently… …
23Breeze — Breeze, n. [F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp. briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa, north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind.] 1. A light, gentle wind; a fresh,… …
24breeze — breeze1 [brēz] n. [16th c. nautical term brise, prob. (? via Du) < EFris brisen, to blow fresh and strong] 1. a light current of air; wind, esp. a gentle wind 2. [Brit. Informal] commotion or disturbance ☆ 3. Informal a thing easy to do 4.… …
25breeze — ► NOUN 1) a gentle wind. 2) informal something easy to do. ► VERB informal ▪ come or go in a casual or light hearted manner. ORIGIN originally in the sense north east wind : probably from Old Spanish and Portuguese briza …
26breeze — n. light wind 1) a breeze blows, comes up 2) a gentle, light, soft breeze easy task (slang) (AE) 3) a breeze to + inf. (it was a breeze to get him to agree = it was a breeze getting him to agree) misc. 4) (colloq.) (AE) to bat, shoot the breeze ( …
27breeze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. zephyr, breath [of air]. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gentle wind, zephyr, flurry; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . • in a breeze, Syn. effortlessly, readily, jauntily; see easily 1 . •… …
28breeze — breeze1 [ briz ] noun count ** a light wind: The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze. a gentle/light/slight breeze a fresh/stiff/strong breeze be a breeze INFORMAL to be extremely easy: Everyone thought the test was a breeze. breeze breeze 2… …
29breeze — I UK [briːz] / US [brɪz] noun [countable] Word forms breeze : singular breeze plural breezes ** a light wind The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze. a gentle/light/slight breeze a fresh/stiff/strong breeze • be a breeze II UK [briːz] / US… …
30breeze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, gentle, light, little, slight, soft ▪ stiff, strong ▪ sudden …
