wabi-sabi

[ wah-bee-sah-bee ]

/ ˈwɑ biˈsɑ bi /

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noun

a Japanese aesthetic concept that finds beauty and serenity in objects, landscapes, designs, etc., that are simple, imperfect, and impermanent: It's the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which delights in the tarnish on an ancient silver bowl and the old uneven cobblestones.

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Origin of wabi-sabi

First recorded in 1990–95; from Japanese

Words nearby wabi-sabi

Wabanaki, Wabash, wabbit, wabble, wabbly, wabi-sabi, Wac, Wace, wack, wacke, wacked-out

How to use wabi-sabi in a sentence

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Before Wabi could reach out to support him he had lost his little remaining strength and fallen for a second time into the snow.
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Wabi knew that it was with this vanguard of the pack that he must deal if he succeeded in stopping the scores behind.
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In response to Wabi's far-reaching whoop a shadowy figure appeared in the glow and returned the shout.
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It was a sight which Rod had never expected to see, and one which held even the more experienced Wabi fascinated.
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A heavy crashing in the underbrush not a dozen rods away sent Wabi in a hurried scramble for his perch.
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