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adjective(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
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"Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"verbintend to refer to
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"a mean hut"adjectivemarked by poverty befitting a beggar
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adjectiveof no value or worth
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"`maison' means `house' in French" "An example sentence would show what this word means"verbdenote or connote
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"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"verbhave as a logical consequencetype of:
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"a mean person"adjective(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
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nounan average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
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"the mean annual rainfall"adjectiveapproximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
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"I mean no harm" "I only meant to help you"verbhave in mind as a purpose
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"taking a mean advantage" "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort" "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"adjectivehaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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"You never understand what I mean!"verbmean or intend to express or convey
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"in a mean mood"adjectivecharacterized by malice
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"These flowers were meant for you"verbdestine or designate for a certain purpose
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"famous for a mean backhand"adjectiveexcellent
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Usage of mean
- "cant"
- "jargon"
- "lingo"
- "patois"
- "slang"
- "vernacular"
- "argot"