noun
coolness; cool feeling
Refers to a refreshing sense of coolness, often in a poetic or literary context. Not an everyday word for temperature; more about the pleasant sensation of coolness, such as a breeze or shade in summer.
夕立のあとの涼味が心地よい。
The coolness after the evening shower is pleasant.
この風鈴の音には涼味がある。
The sound of this wind chime has a refreshing coolness.
Compound of 涼 (cool, refreshing) and 味 (taste, flavor), literally 'cool taste'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely emerged as a literary expression for the pleasant sensation of coolness.