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Noun [English]

Forms: meannesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English mean Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meanness From mean + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mean|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English mean Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meanness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "meanness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="meanness"> From mean + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meanness (countable and uncountable, plural meannesses)
  1. (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) Tags: uncountable Translations (the condition or quality of being mean): низост (nizost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), подлост (podlost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gemeenheid [feminine] (Dutch), radinerie [feminine] (French), pingrerie [feminine] (French), αχρειότητα (achreiótita) [feminine] (Greek), cneámhaireacht [feminine] (Irish), suarachas [masculine] (Irish), grettezza [feminine] (Italian), meschinità [feminine] (Italian), taccagneria [feminine] (Italian), 卑劣 (hiretsu) (Japanese), 下劣 (geretsu) (Japanese), zemiskums [masculine] (Latvian), رذالت (rezâlet) (Ottoman Turkish), draństwo [neuter] (Polish), nikczemność [feminine] (Polish), podłość [feminine] (Polish), tacañería [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-meanness-en-noun-FGO3BkTh Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'the condition or quality of being mean': 94 6
  2. (countable) A mean act. Tags: countable Translations (a mean act): gemene daad [feminine] (Dutch), malnoblaĵo (Esperanto), abjection (French), Gemeinheit [feminine] (German), Fiesheit [feminine] (German), gemeines Benehmen [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-meanness-en-noun-e0TfGo6H Disambiguation of 'a mean act': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meandom

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "the condition or quality of being mean",
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      "word": "taccagneria"
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      "word": "卑劣"
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      "sense": "a mean act",
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      "sense": "a mean act",
      "word": "malnoblaĵo"
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      "code": "fr",
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