origami

noun

ori·​ga·​mi ˌȯr-ə-ˈgä-mē 

: the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes

Examples of origami in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the long butcher block kitchen table built by Albert, Asawa led group sessions sculpting figures from homemade baker’s clay (a mixture of flour, salt and water), or decorating eggs or making origami by day and family meals by night. —Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

The event is sensory-friendly, and will include a 1K walk, a 2K walk, exhibitors, a tent with children’s activities, such as origami, photo booth, raffle and information on autism resources, including the Blue Envelope program. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — find out what's coming up here Green group — stuff that comes with an All Access subscription other than the Connections archive Blue group — origami options, perhaps Purple group — la langue de l'amour What Are Today’s Connections Groups? —Kris Holt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

The event is sensory-friendly, and will include a 1K walk, a 2K walk, exhibitors, a tent with children’s activities such as origami, photo booth, raffle and information on autism resources, including the Blue Envelope program. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, from ori fold + kami paper

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for origami

• actuary
• antiquary
• bolsheviki
• calliope
• chelicerae
• covenantee
• cruciferae
• diastole
• distributee
• hyperbole
• interviewee
• phonology

Kids Definition

origami

noun

ori·​ga·​mi ˌȯr-ə-ˈgäm-ē 

: the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes