breezy

adjective

ˈbrē-zē How to pronounce breezy (audio)
breezier; breeziest
Synonyms of breezynext
1
: swept by breezes
breezy beaches
a breezy day
2
a
: briskly informal
a breezy essay
b
: airy, nonchalant
breezy indifference
breezily
ˈbrē-zə-lē How to pronounce breezy (audio)
adverb
breeziness
ˈbrē-zē-nəs How to pronounce breezy (audio)
noun

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Examples of breezy in a Sentence

I enjoy the author's breezy style. She listened to their complaints with breezy indifference.
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The six-episode, 30-minutes-per-episode series is as breezy as the Irish coast’s weather. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026 How breezy a record can sound when all the small stuff has been duly sweated. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 Winds were already blowing between 7 and 15 mph Thursday morning, with a strengthening onshore flow expected to bring breezier conditions. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 White teen-agers performed moves like the Whoa and the Renegade, and twerked to Jersey club and Chicago drill, not in homage to the cultures that created them but as breezy, frictionless paths to virality. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breezy

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of breezy was in 1637

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“Breezy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breezy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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breezy

adjective
ˈbrē-zē How to pronounce breezy (audio)
breezier; breeziest
1
: somewhat windy
2
: lively and somewhat carefree
breezily
-zə-lē How to pronounce breezy (audio)
adverb
breeziness
-zē-nəs How to pronounce breezy (audio)
noun
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