breath of fresh air

Noun

Meaning

a welcome relief

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

zephyr blow breeze gust gentle breeze fresh breeze puff of air cold breeze cool wind breath of wind current of air cool breath flurry of air fresh gust pleasant wind

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Antonyms

familiarity banality commonness snowfall staleness samiel

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Hypernyms

relief moderation easing

Examples

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air. Amy Sedaris

I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air. Kristen Bell

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport. Sugar Ray Leonard

In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams. Laura Miller

I think in all cultural organizations there has to be renewal. I'm also of a certain age that someone new can come in with a breath of fresh air. Things change, and I think that's important. Zarin Mehta

I came into the music world in 1988 with a song called 'Ooh La La,' that was like a breath of fresh air in Haitian music. Michel Martelly

Close letter words and terms

breath mint breath mints breath normally breath of heaven breath of wind breath out