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- [meen]
- /min/
- /miːn/
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- [meen]
- /min/
Definitions of mien word
- noun mien air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien. 1
- noun mien A person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood. 1
- noun mien manner, behaviour 1
- noun mien appearance 1
- singular noun mien Someone's mien is their general appearance and manner, especially the expression on their face, which shows what they are feeling or thinking. 0
- noun mien a person's manner, bearing, or appearance, expressing personality or mood 0
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Origin of mien
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; probably aphetic variant of obsolete demean bearing, demean2; spelled with -ie- to distinguish it from mean2
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Parts of speech for Mien
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mien popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mien usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mien
noun mien
- demeanor — Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
Antonyms for mien
noun mien
- en — A unit of measurement equal to half an em and approximately the average width of typeset characters, used especially for estimating the total amount of space a text will require.
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