cool and refreshing
Describes a pleasantly cool, crisp, and refreshing feeling, often of air, breeze, or weather. Literary and somewhat elegant.
The cool and refreshing autumn breeze feels pleasant.
I thoroughly enjoyed the cool and refreshing air of the highlands.
涼しい is the standard adjective for cool temperature, whereas 爽涼 adds a nuance of crisp freshness and is used in more refined or written contexts.
Standard modern kanji spelling.
Contains the older form 凉; the modern standard is 爽涼.
Compound of 爽 (refreshing, invigorating) and 涼 (cool). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a sense of cool freshness.