wabi-sabi [wah-bee-sah-bee]

noun:
a Japanese aesthetic concept that finds beauty and serenity in objects, landscapes, designs, etc., that are simple, imperfect, and impermanent; a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay

Examples:

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December 10, 2024

Wayworn (adjective)
wayworn [ wey-wawrn, -wohrn ]

adjective
1. worn or wearied by travel: She was wayworn after the long trip.

Origin: First recorded in 1770-80; way + worn

Example SentencesAlhaji Kamara lifted the wayworn visitors to their first road win of the season last Friday at Kansas City, smashing his first MLS touch ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024

Winsome (adjective)
win·some [win-suhm]

adjective
1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.

OTHER WORDS FROM WINSOME
win·some·ly, adverb
win·some·ness, noun
un·win·some, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO WINSOMEappealing, captivating, cute, delightful, engaging, absorbing, alluring, attractive, ( Read more... )

Wersh - adjective.

Apparently a Scottish version of another adjective, wearish, wersh describes anything tasteless, pale or sickly, squeamish or even cold.

Alas I could not find many good examples, but the Words With Friends bot used the word against me, so at least it's cromulent!

Wakame - noun.

Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), is an edible species of seaweed popular in Asian cooking. However, although it has been farmed for hundreds of years, it's also considered an invasive species. Pronounced wuh·kaa·may.


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Waddy - noun.

Waddies, also called a nulla-nulla or boondi, is a heavy and pointed club traditionally used as a weapon, for hunting or as a tool by Indigenous Australian people.


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woebegone [woh-bi-gawn, -gon]

adjective:
1 beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance
2 showing or indicating woe

Examples:

Those woebegone souls must prostrate themselves in front of judges, begging their honors to declare them complete and total failures. (Ron Lieber, Student Loan Borrowers Don't Deserve 'Forgiveness'. They ( Read more... )

Wishing everyone who celebrates a very Merry Christmas, and a wonderful weekend to everyone who does not :)
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Woonerf - noun

Your city may have a woonerf--except you may know it as a "home zone" or a "complete street" concept. Meaning "living yard" or "residential grounds" in Dutch, woonerfs are a way of playing with or altering urban spaces. They may focus on pedestrians, be car-free, use traffic calming methods or a combination of all three. Woonerfs ( Read more... )

December 22, 2020

Wreath (noun, verb)
wreath [reeth]

noun, plural wreaths [reethz, reeths]
1. a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
2. any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation: a wreath of clouds3. a. a curved section of a handrail ( Read more... )