yin

¹ American  

[yin] / yɪn /

noun

1. (in Chinese philosophy and religion) the negative, dark, and feminine principle, the counterpart of yang.

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yin ² American  

[yin] / yɪn /

adjective

Scot.

1. one.

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Yin ³ American  

[yin] / yɪn /

noun

1. Shang.

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yin British  

/ jɪn /

determiner

1. a Scot word for one

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Etymology

Origin of yin

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

It’s a bit of a yin and yang, but there’s something about the traumatic and the sublime that’s connected in the world.

From Los Angeles Times

She described the two disparate beats as a way of staying balanced, her yin and yang.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are quite different people - very much yin and yang - but I think decisions are better made with two brains rather than one as it stops hubris," says Begg, who is London-based.

From BBC

“It’s a little yin and yang. Maybe we need a little bit of both.”

From Los Angeles Times

Being supportive and demanding are a yin and yang—children need both from their parents to succeed.

From The Wall Street Journal