Mien

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophones: mean

Origin

From French mine (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), appearance, perhaps from Breton min, face of an animal, or from Latin minio, to redden

pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 727, mine1

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Full definition of mien

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
2. (countable) A specific facial expression
• It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road.

Anagrams

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