Meaning of wabi | Babel Free
Definitions
A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.
Examples
“A lamp here, table, bookcase, print on the wall. The incredible Japanese sense of wabi.”
“One of these changes would be the further refinement of the concept of wabi as an aesthetic ideal, and that was to be the work of Takeno Jōō, under whom the Way of Tea would mature.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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