Word
ghibli
Phoneticsghi·b·li
Definitions
01Japanese animation studio
n. a famous Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki. It is best known for hand-drawn films such as Spirited Away (2001), which won an Academy Award. It can also describe their dreamy, hand-painted style.
n. a proper noun for Studio Ghibli, the Tokyo animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, named after the Italian word for the Saharan wind. Acclaimed for hand-drawn films: Spirited Away (2001) won the Golden Bear (2002) and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (2003). Also used attributively, as in “a Ghibli-style landscape”.
“My favourite Ghibli film is Spirited Away.”
“Studio Ghibli’s hand-drawn films, above all Spirited Away, have earned worldwide praise for their imaginative worlds and emotional depth.”
02hot desert wind
n. a strong, hot wind that blows from the Sahara Desert into the Mediterranean. It is famous for being very dry and warm, and it can sometimes cause sandstorms in Europe.
n. a hot, dry, and dusty wind that blows from the Sahara Desert toward the Mediterranean coast. Often associated with the Mediterranean climate and capable of transporting significant amounts of dust across the region.
“The ghibli made the air feel very dry and warm.”
“Meteorologists track the ghibli as a significant climatic event, noting how its arrival can temporarily raise temperatures and reduce visibility across the northern African and southern European borders.”
Real-World Examples
“The most popular style, by a long shot, was that of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki and widely beloved for films such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.” “And what lots of people wanted to see, it transpired, was real photographs transformed to look like stills from the animated films of the Japanese company Studio Ghibli.” “AI-generated images have made significant progress since the days of abstract renderings and glitchy amalgamations. OpenAI’s newly released “Images for ChatGPT” has an uncanny ability to nail depth, shadows, and even text. It’s unleashed a frenzy of people recreating a familiar style: Hayao Miyazaki’s work at Studio Ghibli.” Etymology
From Italian ghibli, a name for a hot desert wind, ultimately from Libyan Arabic. The Italian Caproni Ca.309 aircraft was nicknamed Ghibli, and in 1985 Hayao Miyazaki, a keen aviation fan, borrowed the name for his studio, hoping it would “blow a new wind through the anime industry”.
Etymology adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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