Found 4 items, similar to Meaner.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: mean
berarti
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: mean
berarti, cendala, jahat, makna, maksud, mengarah-arahkan, pertengahan, rata-rata
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mean
mean
adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected
value;
“the average income in New England is below
that of the nation”;
“of average height for his age”;
“the mean annual rainfall” [syn:
average,
mean(a)]
2: characterized by malice;
“a hateful thing to do”;
“in a mean
mood” [syn:
hateful]
3: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
“that liberal obedience without which your army would be a
base rabble”- Edmund Burke;
“taking a mean advantage”;
“chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort”- Shakespeare;
“something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in
politics” [syn:
base,
meanspirited]
4: excellent;
“famous for a mean backhand”
5: marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
“a beggarly existence
in the slums”;
“a mean hut” [syn:
beggarly]
6: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative
of lack of generosity;
“a mean person”;
“he left a miserly
tip” [syn:
mingy,
miserly,
tight]
7: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve
contempt [syn:
beggarly]
[also:
meant]
mean
n : an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of
the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn:
mean value
]
[also:
meant]
mean
v 1: mean or intend to express or convey;
“You never understand
what I mean!”;
“what do his words intend?” [syn:
intend]
2: have as a logical consequence;
“The water shortage means
that we have to stop taking long showers” [syn:
entail,
imply]
3: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French
“; ”An
example sentence would show what this word means" [syn:
intend,
signify,
stand for]
4: have in mind as a purpose;
“I mean no harm”;
“I only meant
to help you”;
“She didn't think to harm me”;
“We thought
to return early that night” [syn:
intend,
think]
5: have a specified degree of importance;
“My ex-husband means
nothing to me”;
“Happiness means everything”
6: intend to refer to;
“I'm thinking of good food when I talk
about France”;
“Yes, I meant you when I complained about
people who gossip!” [syn:
think of,
have in mind]
7: destine or designate for a certain purpose;
“These flowers
were meant for you”
[also:
meant]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Meaner
Mean
\Mean\ (m[=e]n), a. [Compar.
Meaner (m[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl.
Meanest.] [OE. mene, AS. m[=ae]ne wicked; akin to
m[=a]n, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. m[=e]n wickedness,
OHG. mein, G. meineid perjury, Icel. mein harm, hurt, and
perh. to AS. gem[=ae]ne common, general, D. gemeen, G.
gemein, Goth. gam['a]ins, and L. communis. The AS. gem[=ae]ne
prob. influenced the meaning.]
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1. Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar;
humble.
“Of mean parentage.” --Sir P. Sidney.
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The mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth
himself. --Is. ii. 9.
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2. Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of
honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
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Can you imagine I so mean could prove,
To save my life by changing of my love ? --Dryden.
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3. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard;
contemptible; despicable.
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The Roman legions and great C[ae]sar found
Our fathers no mean foes. --J. Philips.
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4. Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
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5. Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean
hospitality.
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Note: Mean is sometimes used in the formation of compounds,
the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as,
meanborn, mean-looking, etc.
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Syn: Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded;
degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless;
groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful;
despicable; contemptible; paltry; sordid. See
Base.
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