wabi
- noun
- /ˈwɑːbi/
- Specialized
:
wabi
- She sat in silence, experiencing a gentle wabi as she watched the rain fall.
Examples
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The poem captures the sense of wabi that comes with autumn's fading light.
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She felt a deep sense of wabi while walking alone in the forest.
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After the war he felt a deep wabi, an empty loneliness that never fully left him.
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The artist captures the essence of wabi in her paintings.
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After the war, he felt a deep wabi, a quiet melancholy that seemed to linger in every moment.
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The poem captures the profound sense of wabi that envelops one during the quiet of autumn evenings.
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As she watched the rain fall outside, she was overcome by a gentle wabi, feeling both lonely and reflective.
Synonyms
141
2.3
A sad feeling when you are alone and feel separate from others
46
3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
24
3.9
A feeling of sadness because you are alone
20
4.9
A deep, long-lasting feeling of sadness
3
7.6
A feeling of deep sadness and emptiness after being left alone
1
9.9
A deep sadness about the suffering and unfairness in the world
1
9.1
Sadness and loss of hope because of the bad things in the world
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
Antonyms
How Melancholic
210
3.5
3
7.6
243
2.1
- Specialized
37
5.9
229
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wabi originally meant a feeling of loneliness or quiet sadness in Japanese, like the empty calm of an old house at dusk. Over time that gentle solitude became a kind of beauty, so wabi can also mean a quiet, melancholy charm.