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‖ shibui, a. and n.|ˈʃibui|
Also shibu.
[Jap., f. shibu an astringent substance.]
A. adj. Tasteful in a quiet, profound, or unostentatious way.
B. n. Tastefulness, refinement, appreciation of elegant simplicity.
In Japanese the substantival form is shibu (the substance) or shibumi (its quality); the adj. is shibui.
1947J. Morris Phoenix Cup ii. 28 A picture, a piece of pottery, a kimono, or what you will, may be, from the Japanese point of view, in exquisite taste, and yet not shibui; to be thus described there must be also some invocation of quietude and austerity. 1958Japan: its Land, People & Culture xxix. 1019/2 As beauty approaches the highest level it becomes a subtle beauty represented by what is known as the shibu taste. 1960E. Mannin Flowery Sword x. 166 Vulgarity, and shibui side by side. 1965This is Japan 1966 121/2 The sense of appreciation known as shibui, which enables Japanese to derive such satisfaction from the drinking of the tea, might seem to the foreigner a type of high, super-refined, even affected taste. 1970J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 27 That ghastly good taste, common to all modern hotels, that turns the most shibui atmosphere into something expensive and pretentious. |