yin
/jɪn/
noun
- In Chinese philosophy, the passive, dark, female, and negative principle of the universe, which together with yang (the active, bright, male, and positive principle) forms a whole.
- Many people believe that yin and yang are complementary forces, not opposing ones.
- The yin represents the cool, dark, and receptive aspects of nature.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, a balance of yin and yang is essential for good health.
- A quality or thing that is opposite or complementary to another, often in a balanced way.
- The quiet countryside was the perfect yin to the busy city life.
- Her calm personality is the yin to his energetic yang.
- In their partnership, his careful planning was the yin to her spontaneous creativity.