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mien

[ meen ]
/ min /
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noun

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

Words related to mien

demeanor, countenance, bearing, style, set, look, image, act, appearance, mannerism, air, port, deportment, aura, aspect, address, front, expression, carriage

Words nearby mien

midwinter, midyear, mie scattering, mielie, mielziner, mien, mieres, mies van der rohe, miescher, miescher's granulomatosis, mifepristone

Origin of mien

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mien

mean mien
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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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