mim

[ mim ]
/ mɪm /

adjective British Dialect.

primly modest or demure.

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON THESE WORDS FROM BROWN GIRL DREAMING!

Visualize yourself passing this quiz on words from Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisite verse novel “Brown Girl Dreaming,” and then take the quiz to prove you can do it! (Because you can.)
Question 1 of 10
What does “barren” mean?
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.
unproductive; unfruitful
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of mim

1670–80; perhaps blend of mum1 and prim1

Words nearby mim

Miltown, Milwaukee, Milwaukeean, Milwaukie, Milyukov, mim, Mimamsa, Mimas, Mimba, mimbar, mime

Definition for mim (2 of 2)

mīm
[ meem ]
/ mim /

noun

the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of mīm

From Arabic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for mim

British Dictionary definitions for mim

mim
/ (mɪm) /

adjective

dialect prim, modest, or demure

Word Origin for mim

C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing
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