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Overview of adj mean The adj mean has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (16) average, mean -- ((statistics) 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") 2. (6) hateful, mean -- (characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood") 3. (3) base, mean meanspirited -- (having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics") 4. mean -- ((slang) excellent; "famous for a mean backhand") 5. beggarly, mean -- (marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut") 6. mean mingy, miserly, tight -- (used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip") 7. beggarly, mean -- (used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt) Antonyms of adj mean 7 senses of mean Sense 1 average, mean(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA normal) -> abnormal Sense 2 hateful, mean INDIRECT (VIA nasty) -> nice Sense 3 base, mean meanspirited INDIRECT (VIA ignoble) -> noble Sense 4 mean INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled Sense 5 beggarly, mean INDIRECT (VIA poor) -> rich Sense 6 mean mingy, miserly, tight INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous Sense 7 beggarly, mean INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous Similarity of adj mean 7 senses of mean Sense 1 average, mean(postnominal) => normal (vs. abnormal) Sense 2 hateful, mean => nasty (vs. nice), awful Sense 3 base, mean meanspirited => ignoble (vs. noble) Sense 4 mean => skilled (vs. unskilled) Sense 5 beggarly, mean => poor (vs. rich) Sense 6 mean mingy, miserly, tight => stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous Sense 7 beggarly, mean => stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous Attributes of adj mean Familiarity of adj mean mean used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj mean aramean mean meandering meaning meaningful meaningless meanspirited Overview of adj mean The adj mean has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (16) average, mean -- ((statistics) 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") 2. (6) hateful, mean -- (characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood") 3. (3) base, mean meanspirited -- (having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics") 4. mean -- ((slang) excellent; "famous for a mean backhand") 5. beggarly, mean -- (marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut") 6. mean mingy, miserly, tight -- (used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip") 7. beggarly, mean -- (used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt)
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