tao

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

//daʊ//
//taʊ//

The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

proper noun

1
Variant of TaoAlternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.
The tao of Lao Tzu was a cosmic tao, inner and unwritten, a tao of Nature, while the tao of Confucius was moral and written.

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).

noun

1
The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
the tao of sex... the tao of the heart... the tao of integuments...
2
historicalSynonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

Forms

plural: taos

tanning · The process of making leather, which does not easily…tantrum · An often childish display or fit of bad temper.Tanya · A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian)…

tao · The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

Tao · In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of…tap · A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent…TAP · The station code of Tai Po Market in Hong Kong.

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