mien
noun
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc..
miens
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pluralof mien.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The events of the past week have shocked countries with typically pacifist miens, as well as those more closely aligned with Russia.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
The cheerful, demonstrative callowness of Herring’s Joey makes for an apt-enough contrast with the miens of the older figures, and Carpenter’s Mark is a sensitive, thoughtful foil to everyone else.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2015
Here were traditional outsiders, some of them outspoken victims of childhood bullying, who, twenty years ago, were dismissed by the jock establishment for bringing their alternative fashion sense and disaffected miens to an Olympic-style competition.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
Instead sharp beaks, rough-hewed black feathers and wary miens define the latest creations from Handspring Puppet Company: crows, a far cry from the majestic title creatures in “War Horse,” a hit here and on Broadway.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2012
Their manners and miens reflected the Spartan personal discipline the organization demanded, and none of them would utter anything but Nation of Islam cliches.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
