wabi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.
noun
  1. Synonym of Huave (“a Mexican people”).

Word forms

wabi

Etymology

From Japanese 侘び.

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