"meanness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meannesses [plural]
Etymology: From mean + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mean|ness}} 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), 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), draństwo [neuter] (Polish), nikczemność [feminine] (Polish), podłość [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-meanness-en-noun-FGO3BkTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, 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 Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'the condition or quality of being mean': 96 4
  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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