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Favonian [fə-VOH-nee-ən]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, 17th century

1. Pertaining to the west wind.

2. (By extension) Mild, gentle.

Examples of favonian in a sentence

"The bright morning promised favonian weather for the rest of our trip."

"The flight from Los Angeles to New York was helped along by favonian tailwinds."