breezy

breezy

English

Etymology

breeze +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiːzi/

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• Rhymes: -iːzi

Adjective

breezy (comparative breezier, superlative breeziest)

1. With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
2. (figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
   • 1971, Carole King; Toni Stern (lyrics and music), “It's Too Late”, in Tapestry, Ode Records, performed by Carole King:

     It used to be so easy living here with you / You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do / Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool

   • 2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club‎:

     Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

Derived terms

• breezily
• breeziness
• easy-breezy

 

Translations

exposed to the breezes

Bulgarian: ветровит (vetrovit) Catalan: airejós Czech: větrný (cs) Finnish: tuulinen (fi) French: aéré (fr) m German: zugig (de), luftig (de), frisch (de), windig (de)

(figuratively) cheerful and lively

Bulgarian: свеж (bg) (svež), прохладен (bg) (prohladen) Catalan: airós (ca) Czech: svěží Finnish: reipas (fi), raikas (fi) German: fröhlich (de), lebhaft (de), kess (de) Greek: αεράτος (el) (aerátos) Spanish: fresco (es)