Zen-like

adjective

ˈzen-ˌlīk 

variants or less commonly zen-like

: resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to Zen Buddhism or a practitioner of Zen Buddhism

a Zen-like religion

zen-like concentration

: such as

a

: calm, imperturbable

For Tea Party supporters, by contrast, Obama's narrow range of emotions, from Zen-like to mildly irritated, is immensely frustrating.

—Mary Ann Sieghart

b

: elegantly simple in design or function

Geffen is sitting in his Eames chair in his open, simple, Zen-like office …

—Bernard Weinraub

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above