Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the west wind.
- adjective Mild; benign.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the west wind; hence, favorable; propitious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective pertaining to the west
wind ;mild ,gentle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin Favōniānus, from Favōnius, the west wind.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin favonianus, from Favonius ‘the West Wind’.
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steve commented on the word favonian
"Sunday. Heat ripple still with us; a most favonian week." Lolita Ch 11
December 31, 2012