meanness
The condition, or quality, of being meanThe condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
» He is not capable of such meanness.
На такую подлость он не способен. — marafon
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — marafon
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. — Tamy
He didn't do that out of meanness, but rather out of absent-mindedness.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: meannesses| Singular | meanness |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- extreme stinginess:minginessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
- the quality of being deliberately mean:beastliness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.