Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology;
- Example: "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yin \Yin\, n.
A Chinese weight of 22/3 pounds.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yin \Yin\, n. (Chinese philosophy)
one of the two fundamental principles. See yin and yang.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
yin
n 1: the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic
cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the
harmony of the universe" [ant: yang]