Usually means: Beauty in imperfection and simplicity.
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  2. Wabi, wabi: Wordnik
  3. wabi: Wiktionary
  4. Wabi: Dictionary.com
  5. WABI, Wabi (software), Wabi: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. wabi: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Wabi: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. WABI: CCI Computer
  3. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  4. Wabi: Encyclopedia

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  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wabi)

▸ noun:  (Zen Buddhism) A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.

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yugen, winsomeness, kawaii, repose, bewdy, bienness, bishonen, beautiness, mansuetude, sensualism, more...

Phrases:
wabi sabi, more...

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Similar:
yugen, winsomeness, kawaii, repose, bewdy, bienness, bishonen, beautiness, mansuetude, sensualism, more...

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wabi sabi, more...



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