mien

[ meen ]

/ min /

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noun

air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.

Origin of mien

1505–15; probably aphetic variant of obsolete demean bearing, demean²; spelled with -ie- to distinguish it from mean²

SYNONYMS FOR mien

appearance, look; carriage.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mien

mean, mien

Words nearby mien

midwinter, midyear, M.I.E., mielie, Mielziner, mien, Mieres, Mie scattering, Miescher, Miescher's granulomatosis, Mies van der Rohe

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Example sentences from the Web for mien

Heavy of gait, stolid of mien, and of indomitable courage, the true Wessex man is a staunch friend and a very mild enemy.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset|Robert Thurston Hopkins
He spoke low and deferentially, and his mien was that of a modest, retiring man who secretly thought ill of himself.
The Lions of the Lord|Harry Leon Wilson
Doris' wide eyes were tinged with red, and her mien was as dejected as Heraia's; for Charmides had been her comrade always.
Istar of Babylon|Margaret Horton Potter
Here we met Guatemoc, the prince, and his mien was fierce and wild.
Montezuma's Daughter|H. Rider Haggard

Though her mien was in general haughty, she flattered Zenobia, and consummately.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for mien

mien

/ (miːn) /

noun

literary a person's manner, bearing, or appearance, expressing personality or mooda noble mien

Word Origin for mien

C16: probably variant of obsolete demean appearance; related to French mine aspect

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单词	mien
释义	mien [ meen ] / min / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mien ON THESAURUS.COM noun air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien. Origin of mien 1505–15; probably aphetic variant of obsolete demean bearing, demean²; spelled with -ie- to distinguish it from mean² SYNONYMS FOR mien appearance, look; carriage. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mien ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mien mean, mien Words nearby mien midwinter, midyear, M.I.E., mielie, Mielziner, mien, Mieres, Mie scattering, Miescher, Miescher's granulomatosis, Mies van der Rohe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mien Heavy of gait, stolid of mien, and of indomitable courage, the true Wessex man is a staunch friend and a very mild enemy. Thomas Hardy's Dorset\|Robert Thurston Hopkins He spoke low and deferentially, and his mien was that of a modest, retiring man who secretly thought ill of himself. The Lions of the Lord\|Harry Leon Wilson Doris' wide eyes were tinged with red, and her mien was as dejected as Heraia's; for Charmides had been her comrade always. Istar of Babylon\|Margaret Horton Potter Here we met Guatemoc, the prince, and his mien was fierce and wild. Montezuma's Daughter\|H. Rider Haggard Though her mien was in general haughty, she flattered Zenobia, and consummately. Endymion\|Benjamin Disraeli British Dictionary definitions for mien mien / (miːn) / noun literary a person's manner, bearing, or appearance, expressing personality or mooda noble mien Word Origin for mien C16: probably variant of obsolete demean appearance; related to French mine aspect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mien demeanor, countenance, bearing, style, set, look, image, act, appearance, mannerism, air, port, deportment, aura, aspect, address, front, expression, carriage
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mien

noun

Origin of mien

SYNONYMS FOR mien

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mien

Words nearby mien

Example sentences from the Web for mien

British Dictionary definitions for mien

noun

Word Origin for mien

Words related to mien