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ADJECTIVE | 1 | mean, average | Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value |
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2 | mean, hateful | Characterized by malice | |
3 | mean, base, meanspirited | Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
4 | mean | Excellent | |
5 | mean, beggarly | Marked by poverty befitting a beggar | |
6 | mean, mingy, miserly, tight | Used of persons or behavior | |
7 | mean, beggarly | Used of sums of money | |
NOUN | 1 | mean, mean value | An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
VERB | 1 | mean, intend | Mean or intend to express or convey |
2 | mean, entail, imply | Have as a logical consequence | |
3 | mean, intend, signify, stand for | Denote or connote | |
4 | mean, intend, think | Have in mind as a purpose | |
5 | mean | Have a specified degree of importance | |
6 | mean, think of, have in mind | Intend to refer to | |
7 | mean | Destine or designate for a certain purpose |
Sounds | miy'n |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen, Abilene, acetylcholine, and 182 more rhymes in iyn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. |
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Examples | "the mean annual rainfall" |
Synonyms | average |
Category | statistics |
Similar to | normal |
Meaning | Characterized by malice. |
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Examples | "in a mean mood" |
Synonyms | hateful |
Similar to | nasty, awful |
Adverbs | meanly |
Meaning | Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality. |
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Examples | "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" |
Synonyms | base, meanspirited |
Similar to | ignoble |
Adverbs | meanly |
Meaning | Excellent. |
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Examples | "famous for a mean backhand" |
Similar to | skilled |
Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
Meaning | Marked by poverty befitting a beggar. |
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Examples | "a mean hut" |
Synonyms | beggarly |
Similar to | poor |
Meaning | Used of persons or behavior. Characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. |
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Examples | "a mean person" |
Synonyms | mingy, miserly, tight |
Similar to | stingy, ungenerous |
Meaning | Used of sums of money. So small in amount as to deserve contempt. |
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Synonyms | beggarly |
Similar to | stingy, ungenerous |
Adverbs | meanly; meanly |
Meaning | An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. |
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Synonyms | mean value |
Category | statistics |
Narrower | arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value; geometric mean; harmonic mean |
Broader | average, norm |
Meaning | Mean or intend to express or convey. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "You never understand what I mean!" |
Synonyms | intend |
Narrower | typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent; denote, refer; signify; spell, import; aim; drive, get, aim |
Broader | convey, impart |
Nouns | meaning; meaning |
Meaning | Have as a logical consequence. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" |
Synonyms | entail, imply |
Broader | necessitate |
Meaning | Denote or connote. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
Synonyms | intend, signify, stand for |
Similar to | signify |
Nouns | meaning; meaning |
Meaning | Have in mind as a purpose. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Model | They mean to move |
Examples | "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you" |
Synonyms | intend, think |
Narrower | design; plan, be after; aim, purpose, purport, propose |
Broader | will, wish |
Meaning | Have a specified degree of importance. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" |
Meaning | Intend to refer to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
Synonyms | think of, have in mind |
Narrower | mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer |
Broader | associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect |
Meaning | Destine or designate for a certain purpose. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "These flowers were meant for you" |
Broader | intend, destine, designate, specify |