: the masculine active principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in light, heat, or dryness and that combines with yin to produce all that comes to be

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The movie's most fundamental yings and yangs are abundant: Life's highs and lows, births and deaths, and successes and failures are all demonstrated through Button's unusual path and the characters he's met along the way. Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023 Look, these are difficult balancing acts, and the yin and the yang of this is that there's some degree of trade-off between wages and jobs. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023 There is a little bit of a ying and a yang. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2021 The yin to its yang, Gucci Guilty Eau de Parfum Pour Homme, generates a deep sensuality, embracing a base of patchouli, leather, and incense, while deviating from a traditional male scent profile with uplifting notes of orange blossom and neroli. ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for yang 

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Beijing) yáng

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yang was in 1671

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“Yang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yang. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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