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Wiktionary

  1. n. A Japanese aesthetic that derives from imperfection and transience

Etymologies

  1. From Japanese わび・さび (wabi-sabi) or 侘・寂 (wabi-sabi) (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Finding beauty in something old and rusty is wabi-sabi.”

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  • “Picking something up off the side of the road and using it in a new way is wabi-sabi.”

    Thank you very mulch.

  • “They apprciate wabi-sabi out there and, trust me, this get-up is way wabi.”

    Thank you very mulch.

  • “I must be out of the loop because I hadn't heard the term wabi-sabi before, although I have embraced the concept whole-heartedly without naming it.”

    A Special Day at the Wabi-Sabi House

  • “In case you missed the wabi-sabi lecture back in high school, it means something like "aesthetic transience.”

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  • “To make a porch inviting, approach the décor like you would any other room of the house - only with objects and furnishings that can withstand weather (or will fade gracefully, if you want a wabi-sabi effect).”

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  • “Imperfect Publishing, 96 pages ISBN: 978-1880656129 WHAT is wabi-sabi?”

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  • “When I try to think of a paradigm for pursuing elegance through imperfection, the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi comes to mind.”

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  • “While you can't create a website that functions as a pure expression of wabi-sabi, finding ways to infuse our creations with a hint of wabi-sabi adds a new dimension to our work.”

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  • thekatespanos Wabi-sabi on Wikipedia Apr 1, 2009

  • corylusavellana I'm ashamed to say this always makes me think of wasabi. Jan 2, 2009

  • whichbe "Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete," wrote Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. It is a beauty of things modest and humble, and of "things unconventional." Peripherally associated with Zen Buddhism, wabi-sabi values characteristics that are rustic, earthy, and unpretentious, involving natural materials which are used neither representationally nor symbolically. (From ArtLex) Jun 4, 2008

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