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   meanness

   /ˈmiːnnɪs/

   noun

   • 1. lack of generosity; miserliness. British Similar miserlinessniggardlinessclose-fistednessparsimonyparsimoniousnesspenny-pinchingcheese-paringpenuryilliberalitygreedavariceacquisitivenessinformal:stinginesstight-fistednesstightnessminginesscheapnessarchaic:nearnessOpposite generosity
   • 2. unkindness, spitefulness, or unfairness: "all the hatred and meanness, despair and sorrow surrounding us" Similar nastinessmean-spiritednessspitefulnessdisagreeablenessunpleasantnessunkindness
   • ▪ aggressive character; viciousness: North American "he is also callous, with a streak of meanness"
   • 3. lack of quality or attractiveness; shabbiness: "the meanness of that existence" Similar squalorsqualidnessshabbinessdilapidationsordidnessseedinesssleazinessinsalubriousnesswretchednessdismalnessdinginesspovertyinformal:scruffinessscuzzinesscrumminessgrunginesstackinessgrottiness

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEANNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MEANNESS definition: 1. the quality of being unwilling to give or share things, especially money 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

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   Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of MEAN is to have in the mind as a purpose : intend —sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase. How to use mean in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mean.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › meannessMEANNESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MEANNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being unwilling to give or share things, especially money 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › meannessMeanness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of meanness. noun. the quality of being deliberately mean. synonyms: beastliness. see more. noun. extreme stinginess. synonyms: closeness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness. see more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › meannessMEANNESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   MEANNESS definition: the state or quality of being mean | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeannessMeanness - Wikipedia

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   Revivalist preacher Sam Jones coined the slogan "Quit Your Meanness" which was put to music by E. O. Excell. [1]Meanness is a personal quality whose classical form, discussed by many from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas, characterizes it as a vice of "lowness", but whose modern form deals more with cruelty.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmeanness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of meanness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.