light breeze
Soft air movement
A light breeze is a gentle movement of air, enough to rustle leaves or be felt on the skin but not strong enough to disturb much.
In meteorological terms, it's wind speed of 4–7 miles per hour on the Beaufort scale: A light breeze came off the water.
- waftDrift on air
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
- flutterRapid light movement
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- fresh airUnenclosed outdoor atmosphere
whiff · rustling · draft · cat's paw · cooling · whisper · puff · soothing · gentle · blow · soft · ripple · wind chime · refreshing · feather · airflow · sail · leaves
- windwind, gale, gust, gusts, crosswinds
- breezessoft wind, zephyr, trade winds
- windswind, gust, gusts, gale, squall
- Beaufort scalecalm, gale, strong gale, storm, violent storm
- Disaster ScalesRichter scale, hurricane category, category one, category four, category five