Definition of "zen" []

• A denomination of Buddhism (noun)
• Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism (adjective)
• Extremely relaxed and collected (adjective)

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• "Listerners' thoughts then turn to Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew," as well as Medeski Martin and Wood, and the term "zen funk" begins to lose some of its relevance."
• "But aside from the term "zen funk," it's not easy to describe the repertoire that spans these discs."
• "We hear the word zen today in connection with things serene, enigmatic, minimal, aesthetically clean, even fashionable."