meanness
meanness · meannesses
скупость, бережливость, скряжничество
gemeines Benehmen, Gemeinheit, Fiesheit
The condition, or quality, of being meanThe condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
US/mˈinnəs/
» He is not capable of such meanness.
На такую подлость он не способен.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
the quality of being deliberately mean
(countable)A mean act.
Gemeinheit, Fiesheit, gemeines Benehmen
Examples
6 sentencesHe is not capable of such meanness.
ruНа такую подлость он не способен.
What have I done to deserve your meanness?
I took for granted that he was above such meanness.
Whatever faults he may have, meanness is not one of them.
deWas immer er für Fehler haben mag, Geiz gehört nicht dazu.
He didn't do that out of meanness, but rather out of absent-mindedness.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a mean act:
Forms
plural: meannesses| Singular | meanness |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- extreme stinginess:minginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
- the quality of being deliberately mean:beastliness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmean
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable