mien
[meen]
noun
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.
Origin of mien
Synonyms for mien
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demeanor, countenance, bearing, style, set, look, image, act, appearance, mannerism, air, port, deportment, aura, aspect, address, front, expression, carriageExamples from the Web for mien
Contemporary Examples of mien
As if instead of reading lullabies, Palestinians read their kids Mien Kempf.
Historical Examples of mien
He desisted at last and looked back at us with a mien of anger.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Kirkwood turned to meet her onslaught with a mien grave, determined, unflinching.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He was a good stout knight, but sorrowful of face and downcast of mien.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
And yet he stood in awe of that Virgin, so like a princess in her mien.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
Like the spectators at the time, we cannot pity Socrates; his mien and his language are so noble and fearless.
PhaedoPlato
mien
noun
Word Origin for mien
C16: probably variant of obsolete demean appearance; related to French mine aspect
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