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marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"

intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"

excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"

marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

(slang) excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.

To have a purpose or intention.

Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.

Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.

Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.

Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.

Intermediate in excellence of any kind.

Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.

That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.

A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities.

That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.

Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.

A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.

Meantime; meanwhile.

A mediator; a go-between.

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.

To have a purpose or intention.

Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.

Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.

Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.

Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.

Intermediate in excellence of any kind.

Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.

That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.

A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities.

That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.

Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.

A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.

Meantime; meanwhile.

A mediator; a go-between.

The middle point, quantity, value, or degree: average; moderation.

To have in the mind or intention; to purpose; as, I mean to go; signify; as, the French word poilu means hairy; denote; as, the word poilu meant a French soldier.

To have an intention.

Wanting in dignity or honor; vulgar; ordinary; inferior; without importance; humble; stingy; middle; average; not too much or too little.

Meanly.

Meant.

Meaner.

Meanest.

To have an intention.

Meanly.

Low in rank or birth: base: sordid: low in worth or estimation: poor: humble.

MEANNESS.

Middle: coming between: moderate.

The middle point, quantity, value, or degree: instrument:-pl. income: estate: instrument.

To have in the mind or thoughts: to intend: to signify.

To have in the mind: to have meaning:-pr.p. meaning; pa.t. and pa.p. meant (ment).

Meanly.

MEANNESS.

To aim at; purpose; signify.

To be minded.

Low; lowly; inferior; poor.

Ignoble; base; petty; contemptible.

Intermediate; medium; average.

The middle state or quantity between two extremes; hence, moderation; medium.

Instrumentality (often with singular construction; as, this is a means); also, property; wealth.

A middle point, quantity, value, or degree; instrument.

Middle; average; low; humble; base; sordid.

To have in the mind.

To intend, signify.

n. Middle point, place, rate, or degree medium;— intervening time; interval; interim;— a quantity having an intermediate value between several others of which it expresses the average intermediate agency or instrument;— pl. Resources; property, revenue, or the like.