breeze — a gentle wind
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a gentle wind
Pronunciation (IPA): /briːz/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cooking test was supposed to be difficult, but it turned out to be a total breeze - even my burnt toast passed!
- The ocean breeze felt amazing after spending all day in the stuffy classroom.
- He breezed through his driving test and then immediately crashed into a parked car.
breeze
NOUN[/briːz/]
a gentle wind
A gentle breeze ruffles her hair as she reads on the park bench.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word breeze derives from 16th-century Spanish 'briza', originally referring to a cold northeast wind. The term was adopted into English and gradually generalized to denote any soft, gentle wind rather than a specific directional wind.
Breakdown
Spanish briza (cold northeast wind) → English breeze. The morphological shift from the Iberian Spanish term to English involved phonetic adaptation, with the Spanish 'briza' becoming 'breeze' through natural English pronunciation patterns.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's cooking test was supposed to be difficult, but it turned out to be a total breeze - even my burnt toast passed!”
“The ocean breeze felt amazing after spending all day in the stuffy classroom.”
“He breezed through his driving test and then immediately crashed into a parked car.”
“We sat on the porch, enjoying the evening breeze and watching the sunset.”
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