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Webster 1913 Edition


Mien

Mien

(mēn)
,
Noun.
[F.
mine
; perh. from sane source as
mener
to lead; cf. E.
demean
,
menace
,
mine
, n.]
Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.
Vice is a monster of so frightful
mien
,
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mien

MIEN

,
Noun.
Look; air; manner; external appearance; carriage; as a lofty mien; a majestic mien.

Definition 2024


Mien

Mien

See also: mien, miến, miền, miễn, and mīen

English

Proper noun

Mien

  1. A group of related languages spoken by the Yao people.

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mien

mien

See also: Mien, miến, miền, miễn, and mīen

English

Noun

mien (countable and uncountable, plural miens)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
    • 1860, July 1860, exact date unknown (lyrics and music), “Stephen Foster”, in Jenny's coming o'er the green:
      Jenny's coming o'er the green, / Fairer form was never seen, / Winning is her gentle mien; / Why do I love her so?
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 7, in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:
      taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.
  2. (countable) A specific facial expression
    • 2007, February 10, “Claudia La Rocco”, in Stony Miens and Sad Hearts:
      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.

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References

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

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French

Etymology

From Latin meum, the neuter of Latin meus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛ̃/

Adjective

mien m (feminine singular mienne, masculine plural miens, feminine plural miennes)

  1. (archaic) my

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Old French

Etymology

Latin meum.

Adjective

mien

  1. (stressed) my; mine

Usage notes

  • chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context
    un mien fils
    my son
    enveierai le mien
    I will send mine

Descendants


Plautdietsch

Pronoun

mien

  1. my

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

mien f

  1. carrot