feng shui

[ fuhng-shwey, feng-shwee ]
See synonyms for feng shui on Thesaurus.com
  1. the Chinese art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang, as in arranging furniture or determining the siting of a house.

Origin of feng shui

1
1795–1800; from Chinese: natural surroundings, literally, “wind and water”

Words Nearby feng shui

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use feng shui in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for feng shui

feng shui

/ (ˈfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ) /


noun
  1. the Chinese art of determining the most propitious design and placement of a grave, building, room, etc, so that the maximum harmony is achieved between the flow of chi of the environment and that of the user, believed to bring good fortune

Origin of feng shui

1
C20: from Chinese feng wind + shui water

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012