US /miːn/
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noun name Freq #57917

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person's appearance, manner, or facial expression, especially as a sign of mood or character.

    He greeted us with a calm and dignified mien.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person's appearance,... presencedemeanor
Word family
Derived forms miened

Etymology

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

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