Definition
Relating to the west wind or characterized by mild, pleasant breezes, especially in poetry and classical references.
Etymology
Derived from Favonius, the Roman god of the west wind, whose name comes from Latin favere meaning 'to favor' because gentle west winds favor growing things. The suffix -ian converts the god's name into an adjective.
Kelly Says
Ancient Romans literally personified the nice breeze that helps crops grow and named a god after the idea that 'wind that favors us'—how poetic is that?
Translations
AMአማርኛ
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ARالعربية
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
BNবাংলা
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
CACatalà
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
CSČeština
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
DADansk
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
DEDeutsch
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ELΕλληνικά
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ESEspañol
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
FAفارسی
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
FISuomi
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
FRFrançais
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
GUGU
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
HAHA
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
HEעברית
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
HIहिन्दी
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
HUMagyar
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
IGIG
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ITItaliano
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
JA日本語
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
KKKK
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
KMKM
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
KO한국어
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
MRMR
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
MSBahasa Melayu
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
MYမြန်မာ
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
NLNederlands
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
NONorsk
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
PAPA
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
PLPolski
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
PTPortuguês
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
RORomână
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
RUРусский
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
SVSvenska
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
SWKiswahili
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
TAதமிழ்
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
TEతెలుగు
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
THไทย
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
TLTL
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
TRTürkçe
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
UKУкраїнська
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
URاردو
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
VITiếng Việt
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
YOYO
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ZH中文
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an
ZUZU
favonian
fa-vo-ni-an