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wabi-sabi

Today it means: A Japanese aesthetic that derives from imperfection and transience. Full definition →

Japanese わび・さび

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Japanese · borrowed fromわび・さび
English todaywabi-sabi

Borrowed from Japanese わび・さび or 侘び寂び (wabi-sabi)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.