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Meaning of wabi-sabi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈwɑbiˈsɑbi/

Definitions

A Japanese aesthetic that derives from imperfection and transience.

uncountable

Examples

“Tai purchased purple flowers in a wabi-sabi pot for Tara.”
“If Dot were to pick an ideology, hers would be wabi-sabi. Her life is full of decay and beauty in imperfection.”
“Wabisabi is like this! Look! Look. It looks old, but it's not purposely made this way. With the, you know, time it's looking like this! But it still looks beautiful! That's WABISABI!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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