breezy

English

Etymology

breeze +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiːzi/
Rhymes: -iːzi

Adjective

breezy (comparative breezier, superlative breeziest)

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises
  Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

Translations

exposed to the breezes

Bulgarian: ветровит (vetrovit)
Catalan: airejós
Czech: větrný (cs)

Finnish: tuulinen (fi)
French: aéré (fr) m
German: zugig (de), luftig (de), frisch (de), windig (de)

(figuratively) cheerful and lively

Bulgarian: свеж (bg) (svež), прохладен (bg) (prohladen)
Catalan: airós (ca)
Czech: svěží
Finnish: reipas (fi), raikas (fi)

German: fröhlich (de), lebhaft (de), kess (de)
Greek: αεράτος (el) (aerátos)
Spanish: fresco (es)

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