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

There, Sam makes an origami animal for one of the clients and bonds a bit with Knight, who knows way too much about losing your whole team. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025

The artwork features a typographic sculpture adorned with over 1,000 origami flowers inscribed with messages of peace. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

And why are people actually buying a truck that looks like an origami project gone too far? —Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024

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

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