breezy

adj, noun — 3 senses

breezy

adj

/ˈbɹiːzi/

Etymology From breeze + -y.

1

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.

  • I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them.2020 September 5, Jane Greenway Carr, “How we spent our summer not-vacations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024:
2

Figuratively With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.

  • It used to be so easy living here with you / You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do / Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool1971, Carole King, “It's Too Late”, in Toni Stern (lyrics), Tapestry, performed by Carole King, Ode Records:
  • 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.2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2013:
1 more example
  • “Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.2020 December 10, Brian Lowry, “‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2021:
Derived terms
breezily, breeziness, easy-breezy, unbreezy

breezy

noun

Etymology From breeze + -y.

1

A young woman.

African-American Vernacular

  • Then you got the Heartless Hustlas. This narcissist doesn't give a damn about anybody including himself. He usually messes with gutter breezies that he can manipulate 'cause she aint got nothin' goin' for herself no way.2009, Randria Godbolt, Submissive, page 19:
  • 2018, Clifford "Spud" Johnson, Won't Stop I know you haven't brought any of these breezies to the place where I'll be staying, Cotton?

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