English Explanatory Dictionary

favonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the west wind.
  2. Mild, gentle.

Pronunciation

/fəˈvəʊnɪən/

Word forms

favonian more favonian most favonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin favōniānus, from Favōnius (“the West Wind”), which heralded the beginning of spring.

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