yin

¹

[ yin ]

noun

1. (in Chinese philosophy and religion) the negative, dark, and feminine principle, the counterpart of yang.

yin

²

[ yin ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. one.

Yin

³

[ yin ]

noun

1. Shang.

yin

/ jɪn /

determiner

1. a Scot word for one

Word History and Origins

Origin of yin¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Seattle quarterback Geno Smith embodied the yin and yang of this wild game, throwing three beautiful touchdown passes but offsetting those with three interceptions.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s well documented they were yin and yang, so it happened naturally. The deeper rooted he was, the more I could fly.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We see the yin and yang of human existence in the ancient Maya," Lentz said.

From Science Daily

We grow up to discover there are names in every culture for that — yin and yang, the Apollonian and Dionysian, Vishnu and Shiva, thesis and antithesis, the law of contraries, the dialectic.

From New York Times

"There could be a yin and yang effect going on here, whereby too much of the wrong thing is increasing your inflammasome activity and too little is decreasing it," said Professor Bryant.

From Science Daily