sabin.

Brit.

/ˈsabi/,

/ˈsɑːbi/, U.S.

/ˈsɑbi/

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese sabi.

Etymology: < Japanese sabi state of appearing old and withered, state of having tranquil elegance (both 18th cent.; already in 1698 with reference to haiku poetry; 10th cent. in sense ‘rust, verdigris, patina’), nominalized stem of sabiru to feel lonely (8th cent.), to rust, corrode, to fall into ruin (11th cent.), to develop a refined taste as a result of being mature and experienced, to possess tranquillity (12th cent.). Compare wabi n.Compare also the following earlier and apparently isolated passages, showing a separate borrowing of the same Japanese word in a different and more literal sense:1889 M. B. Huish Japan & its Art xi. 150 For high relief sabi (a mixture of burnt clay and lac varnish) is used.1904 N. G. Munro Coins of Japan p. xi When one [sc. a coin] has been long buried in lime soil, it acquires a Sabi of green mixed with creamy filling, often crystalline.

An aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty or serenity in imperfection and impermanence, for example in an object that has acquired a patina with age and use, or which has been broken and repaired. Also: a style or quality reflecting this aesthetic. Cf. wabi n., wabi-sabi n.Originally and chiefly in Japanese contexts. The concept is rooted in Zen Buddhist teachings.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [noun]

plainness1549

austerity1581

simplicity1593

severity1713

simplex munditiis1740

chastity1760

chasteness1889

penny-plainness1920

sabi1932

wabi1934

understatement1967

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Zen > concepts in

sabi1932

Zen1934

koan1946

1932 B. L. Suzuki Nōgaku 15 The feeling of sabi or shibumi is the essence of the art of Nō.

1979 S. Coe in I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower Arrangem. xvii. 227/3 The first [mood] is sabi, a sense of loneliness which comes from being completely detached, and seeing things as if they are happening by themselves.

2012 E. Pearlman Nothing & Everything v. 118 Sabi is an aching solitude coupled with imperfection and historical profundity... Hasegawa was touched by Noguchi's sensitivity to sabi, so much greater than his own.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	sabi
释义	sabin. Brit. /ˈsabi/, /ˈsɑːbi/, U.S. /ˈsɑbi/ Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese sabi. Etymology: < Japanese sabi state of appearing old and withered, state of having tranquil elegance (both 18th cent.; already in 1698 with reference to haiku poetry; 10th cent. in sense ‘rust, verdigris, patina’), nominalized stem of sabiru to feel lonely (8th cent.), to rust, corrode, to fall into ruin (11th cent.), to develop a refined taste as a result of being mature and experienced, to possess tranquillity (12th cent.). Compare wabi n.Compare also the following earlier and apparently isolated passages, showing a separate borrowing of the same Japanese word in a different and more literal sense:1889 M. B. Huish Japan & its Art xi. 150 For high relief sabi (a mixture of burnt clay and lac varnish) is used.1904 N. G. Munro Coins of Japan p. xi When one [sc. a coin] has been long buried in lime soil, it acquires a Sabi of green mixed with creamy filling, often crystalline. An aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty or serenity in imperfection and impermanence, for example in an object that has acquired a patina with age and use, or which has been broken and repaired. Also: a style or quality reflecting this aesthetic. Cf. wabi n., wabi-sabi n.Originally and chiefly in Japanese contexts. The concept is rooted in Zen Buddhist teachings. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [noun] plainness1549 austerity1581 simplicity1593 severity1713 simplex munditiis1740 chastity1760 chasteness1889 penny-plainness1920 sabi1932 wabi1934 understatement1967 society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Zen > concepts in sabi1932 Zen1934 koan1946 1932 B. L. Suzuki Nōgaku 15 The feeling of sabi or shibumi is the essence of the art of Nō. 1979 S. Coe in I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower Arrangem. xvii. 227/3 The first [mood] is sabi, a sense of loneliness which comes from being completely detached, and seeing things as if they are happening by themselves. 2012 E. Pearlman Nothing & Everything v. 118 Sabi is an aching solitude coupled with imperfection and historical profundity... Hasegawa was touched by Noguchi's sensitivity to sabi, so much greater than his own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1932
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