There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zephyrean . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Earliest known use
late 1700s
The earliest known use of the adjective zephyrean is in the late 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zephyrean is from 1793, in the writing of H. Boyd.
Nearby entries zeolitiform, adj. 1788– zeolitization, n. 1879– zeolitize, v. 1881– zeolitized, adj. 1888– Zephiran, n. 1935– Zéphirine Drouhin, n. 1901– zephyr, n. Old English– zephyr, v. 1829– zephyranth, n. 1845– zephyranthes, n. 1821– zephyrean, adj. 1793– zephyret, n. 1777–1881 zephyr flower, n. ?1829– zephyr-gale, n. 1596–1901 zephyrian, adj. 1661– zephyrine, adj. & n. 1819– zephyring, adj. 1821– zephyrless, adj. a1821– zephyr-like, adv. & adj. 1765– zephyr lily, n. ?1877– zephyrous, adj. a1750–
1793–
Of the nature of, or reminiscent of, a zephyr or light breeze; cf.
zephyrian adj. Stressed as zephyˈrean .
1793
What if the..nymphs of Jordan's flood By the seductive demon of the air With Zephyrean pipe allur'd, command Their fickle urns at will to ebb and flow? H. Boyd , Poems 206
1837
The voice of Reason, like the zephyrean breath of summer. Blackwood's Magazine vol. 41 146
2014
Playful, prankish, zephyrean fingers teased his taut and weary skin, stroking him with a long cool hypnotic caress. J. J. Patterson & Q. O'Connell , Roughnecks iv. 116
▶ more ▼ less Of wind, a breeze, etc.: gentle, not strong in force. Cf. moderate , adj. A.1b, strong , adj. 13a.
figurative . Of the wind: calm, gentle. Obsolete .
Of a wind: light, slight, gentle.
Having a soft or light tread. poetic . Used figuratively of the passage of time or the movement of incorporeal or ethereal things.
literary . Of a wind: blowing gently, light and soft.
Of or pertaining to the west wind; hence, favourable, gentle, propitious.
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of, a zephyr or light breeze; cf. zephyrean , adj.
Of wind, or tide: Blowing, or running, with very little strength or speed.
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of, a zephyr or light breeze; cf. zephyrean , adj. , zephyrian , adj.
Of the nature of a zephyr or light breeze; characterized by or affected by zephyrs.
Of the nature of, or reminiscent of, a zephyr or light breeze; cf. zephyrian , adj.
Originally published as part of the entry for zephyr, n.
zephyr, n. was revised in June 2018.
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