mien
Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearerDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
» His avuncular mien endears him to small children.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
Miene, Gesichtsausdruck, Mimik
ми́наmína, физионо́мияfizionómija, выраже́ние лица́vyražénije licá
(countable)A specific facial expression.
Miene, Gesichtsausdruck
ми́наmína, физионо́мияfizionómija
- dignified manner or conduct
Examples
4 sentencesHis avuncular mien endears him to small children.
Doomed to devouring love, the hapless queen / burns as she gazes, with insatiate fire, / charmed by his presents and his youthful mien.
She had never happened to see a young man of mien and features so romantic and so striking as young Ravenswood.
E'en such was Dido; so with joyous mien, / urging the business of her rising state, / among the concourse passed the Tyrian queen.
Translations
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Origin
From French mine (“appearance”) (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), perhaps from BFrom French mine (“appearance”) (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), perhaps from Breton min (“face of an animal”), or from Latin minio (“to redden”).
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Forms
plural: miensSynonyms
3 synonyms- dignified manner or conduct:bearingcomportmentpresence
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable