Meanings
nounbreath of fresh air (plural breaths of fresh air)
plural breaths of fresh air
- idiomaticSomething relieving, refreshing, or new.
After all those old policies and procedures, the new management approach is a breath of fresh air around here.
1 more example
Harper's speech was a breath of fresh air and offers a new beginning.
2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3
Translations
Finnish raikas tuulahdus
- raikas tuulahdussomething relieving, refreshing, or new
French bouffée d'oxygène, bouffée d'air frais
- bouffée d'oxygènesomething relieving, refreshing, or new
- bouffée d'air fraissomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Indonesian angin segar
- angin segarsomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Italian boccata d'aria
- boccata d'ariasomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Korean 청량제
- 청량제 (cheongnyangje)something relieving, refreshing, or new
Polish powiew świeżości
- powiew świeżościsomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Portuguese lufada de ar fresco
- lufada de ar frescosomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Romanian gură de aer proaspăt
- gură de aer proaspătsomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Russian глоток свежего воздуха
- глоток свежего воздуха (glotok sveževo vozduxa)something relieving, refreshing, or new
Spanish soplo de aire fresco
- soplo de aire frescosomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Swedish frisk fläkt
- frisk fläktsomething relieving, refreshing, or new
Cite this entry
APA
breath of fresh air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breath%20of%20fresh%20air
MLA
“breath of fresh air.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breath%20of%20fresh%20air. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breath of fresh air,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breath%20of%20fresh%20air.
Source: breath of fresh air on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.