yang

noun

ˈyäŋ  ˈyaŋ 

: 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

Examples of yang in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Beijing) yáng

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing yang

• the yin and yang
• yin and yang
• yin-yang symbol