adj
Meaning 1
With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
breezy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹiːzi/
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rhymes with -iːzi
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CMU ARPABET: B R IY1 Z IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A young woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
Examples
- 2018, Clifford "Spud" Johnson, Won't Stop I know you haven't brought any of these breezies to the place where I'll be staying, Cotton?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blowy, windy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
fresh and animated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her breezy nature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English breeze Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English breezy From breeze + -y.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ветровит (vetrovit) — exposed to the breezes
- Catalan: airejós — exposed to the breezes
- Czech: větrný — exposed to the breezes
- Finnish: tuulinen — exposed to the breezes
- French: aéré — exposed to the breezes
- German: zugig — exposed to the breezes
- German: luftig — exposed to the breezes
- German: frisch — exposed to the breezes
- German: windig — exposed to the breezes
- Bulgarian: свеж (svež) — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Bulgarian: прохладен (prohladen) — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Catalan: airós — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Czech: svěží — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Finnish: reipas — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Finnish: raikas — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- German: fröhlich — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- German: lebhaft — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- German: kess — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Greek: αεράτος (aerátos) — (figuratively) cheerful and lively
- Spanish: fresco — (figuratively) cheerful and lively