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favonian \fuh-VOH-nee-un\

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adjectiveOf or relating to the west wind: mild[In Ode to the West Wind, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley called the "wild West Wind" the "breath of Autumn's being." But William Howard Russell's spring favonian breezes are truer to ancient Greek and Roman traditions. These held that the four winds — Favonius (or Zephyr), Notus (or Auster), Boreas (or Aquilo), and Eurus — had distinct personalities. Favonius, the west wind, was considered warm and gentle. Its Latin name, which is the basis for the English adjective "favonian," derives from roots that are akin to Latin "fovere," meaning "to warm." In Greco-Roman tradition, it was Boreas, the north wind, who was the rude and blustery type. Notus and Eurus represented the south and east winds, respectively.]

West Wind Favonian Adjective Notus Eurus Latin Fuh Voh Nee Un