English Dictionary: meanness | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for meanness | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Meanness \Mean"ness\, n. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. --Addison. 2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith. |