origami

[ awr-i-gah-mee ]

noun

, plural o·ri·ga·mis

1. the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
2. an object made by origami.

origami

/ ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ /

noun

1. the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding

Word History and Origins

Origin of origami¹

1920–25; < Japanese, equivalent to ori fold + -gami, combining form of kami paper

Word History and Origins

Origin of origami¹

from Japanese, from ori a folding + kami paper

Example Sentences

Their intricate origami sculptures are part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, and a decade ago they were featured artists in a documentary about the art form that aired on PBS.

From Quanta Magazine

The overall styling is dazzling, with sheet metal that has been stretched and pulled into an edgy origami design.

From Washington Blade

Never mind simple reverse origami, this is a process that will take a full six months before the telescope is at last in place, deployed and ready to go about its work.

From Time

The toys, made from 100% recyclable paperboard, are part puzzle and part origami.

From Time

Darlene Cain strolled across the Mall Saturday morning, passing tens of thousands of small origami boxes that each represented a victim of gun violence, until she arrived at the one she had carefully folded.

From Washington Post

She followed a Japanese tradition that says if you fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, you are granted a wish.

From The Daily Beast

Can you instruct someone how to make an origami ‘cootie catcher’ with just words?

From The Daily Beast

When folded several times, similar to origami, cardboard had legitimate structural strength.

From The Daily Beast

This is why 18 of the top 20 origami experts in the world are tall people.

From The Daily Beast

From fishnet-embellished LBDs, to origami-esque skirts and dresses, Jenden succeeded in making monochrome feel absolutely fresh.

From The Daily Beast

Mostly, though, he was paying attention to Hilda, who was running down her war stories from the Multiple Origami fundraiser.

From Project Gutenberg

Clearest book for making origami sail boats, roosters, frogs that move legs, etc. 40 projects.

From Project Gutenberg