Letters that make mean
a, e, n, m are letters that make 'mean'
means, meany, Meany, meant are words created by adding a letter to 'mean'
15 possible definitions for 'mean'
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
beggarly has the same meaning as mean
minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, meanness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, closeness, tightness are derivatives of 'mean'.
stingy, ungenerous are similar to 'mean'.
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, meanness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, miserliness, miser, closeness, tightness, beastliness are derivatives of 'mean'.
stingy, ungenerous are similar to 'mean'.
"a mean person", "he left a miserly tip"
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
hateful has the same meaning as mean
hatefulness, obnoxiousness, objectionableness, beastliness, meanness are derivatives of 'mean'.
"a hateful thing to do", "in a mean mood"
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
meanspirited, base have the same meaning as 'mean'
baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, beastliness, meanness, despicableness are derivatives of 'mean'.
ignoble is similar to mean.
"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"
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
beggarly has the same meaning as mean
poor is similar to mean.
"a beggarly existence in the slums", "a mean hut"
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
skilled is similar to mean.
"famous for a mean backhand"
Under this definition, mean is a noun and has the following properties:
mean value has the same meaning as mean
expected value, expectation, arithmetic mean, first moment, geometric mean, harmonic mean are types of 'mean'.
'mean' can be a category of statistics.
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
"I mean no harm", "I only meant to help you", "She didn't think to harm me", "We thought to return early that night"
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
form, descriptor, import, meaning, sign, word form, significance, substance, signifier, signification are derivatives of 'mean'.
signify is a verb group of mean.
"`maison' means `house' in French", "An example sentence would show what this word means"
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
intend has the same meaning as mean
'mean' can be a type of convey.
typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, import, spell, signify, aim, get, drive, aim, represent are types of 'mean'.
intent, import, spirit, meaning, purport, significance, substance, signification are derivatives of 'mean'.
"You never understand what I mean!", "what do his words intend?"
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
'mean' can be a type of necessitate.
deduction, suggestive, implicative, entailment, implication are derivatives of 'mean'.
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Under this definition, mean is an adjective and has the following properties:
bastardly has the same meaning as mean
contemptible is similar to mean.
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
"These flowers were meant for you"
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
have in mind, think of have the same meaning as 'mean'
'mean' can be a type of associate, tie in, relate, colligate, link up, connect, link.
"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France", "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
Under this definition, mean is a verb and has the following properties:
"My ex-husband means nothing to me", "Happiness means everything"