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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A denomination of Buddhism
- adj. Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism
- adj. extremely relaxed and collected
Etymologies
- Japanese zen, from Chinese (Mandarin) chán, meditation, from Pali jhānaṃ, from Sanskrit dhyānam, from dhyāti, he meditates.
Examples
“Listerners' thoughts then turn to Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew," as well as Medeski Martin and Wood, and the term "zen funk" begins to lose some of its relevance.”
“But aside from the term "zen funk," it's not easy to describe the repertoire that spans these discs.”
“We hear the word zen today in connection with things serene, enigmatic, minimal, aesthetically clean, even fashionable.”
“The word zen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character ch’an, which itself is adapted from the Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning meditation or absorption.”
“This de-development started in zen habits when you started to viral market your book in late 08.”
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“The more I think of it the very juxtaposition of "game" with "art" or "zen" is probably, by virtue of the terms themselves, an oxymoron.”
“The music of Nik Bärtsch's Ronin has been dubbed "zen funk.”
“My zen is fraying at the edges pretty badly as Christmas approaches.”
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“In designing the Farnsworth House, Van Der Rohe approached the notion of a residence with a sense of simplicity more commonly seen in zen rock gardens.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘zen’.
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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identifiers
species, sex, age bracket, occupation, hobby .. etc.
man, woman, human being, student, zombie, artist, octopus, race driver, scientist, algorithmist, mathematician, child and 59 more...
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kafie's list
this list has no plan or purpose.
It's just a few of my favorite words or concepts. Updated whenever my whims desire.
damoiseau I hope Scrabble begins to recognize 'zen' as a common noun. We could use the points. But the heck with them, we always play it anyway. Sep 25, 2011
kant Everything is zen. May 21, 2011
oroboros The only Zen you find
on the tops of mountains
is the Zen you bring up there.
--Robert M. Pirsig Nov 9, 2008
ofravens Even in your Zen heaven we shan't meet.
from "Lesbos," Sylvia Plath Mar 26, 2008