breezes

Light air currents

Breezes are gentle winds, light movements of air that feel pleasant rather than forceful: Ocean breezes cooled the afternoon.

To breeze somewhere is to move casually and confidently: She breezed into the meeting twenty minutes late.

To breeze through something is to accomplish it with ease: He breezed through the exam.

wind

zephyr

Mild, gentle breeze

  • gustBrief wind surge
  • draftPreliminary version of text
  • waftDrift on air

puff · whiff · airflow · current · flutter · blow · billow · trade winds · crosswind · updraft

easiness

effortless

Requiring no strain

leisurely · smooth · easygoing · carefree · laid-back · coasts · cruises · glides · aces · nails

Categories
Opposites
wind intensity

breezesgales

Very powerful winds

storms · hurricanes · tempests · typhoons · cyclones

EFFORT/DIFFICULTY (idiomatic)

breezesstruggles

Difficult prolonged efforts

labors · toils · grinds · strains · trudges

air movement presence

breezesstillness

Complete lack of motion

calm · dead air · stagnant air · doldrums · windlessness

Phrases
Family

breeze, breezy, breezed, breezing, breezily, breeziness, breeze through

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G