Hauch
- A slight breath or breeze; a gentle exhalation of air. nounThe hauch of wind was barely enough to rustle the leaves.She felt a hauch of cool air as she opened the window.
- A faint trace or suggestion of something. nounThere was a hauch of lavender in the air, hinting at the nearby garden.The painting had a hauch of melancholy, evoking a sense of nostalgia.