mien
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9.1
- noun
- /miːn/
- Literature
:
actitud
- The general's stern mien commanded respect from the troops.
- Mien tradition
- Mien people
- Mien culture
Examples
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But his grave, dignified mien never faltered.
Fiction book (1997) -
There was a mien of nonchalance about them.
Fiction book (2001) -
My mien was serious, grave, and fearless as I advanced on my enemy.
Fiction book (1991) -
All of the sadness, the loss of his power of concentration, was gone from Dickens's mien.
Fiction book (1990) -
Others of sunnier mien may be more optimistic concerning their prospects in the state of nature.
Academic text (1990) -
But in the curator's mien, Haseltine detected unusual agitation.
Fiction book (1993) -
His target—a brooding, middle-aged man of dignified mien and expensive clothing—seemed utterly oblivious to the verbal storm heading his way.
Fiction book (1999) -
Despite his cheerful words, his mien revealed a deep sadness.
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Her delighted mien at the surprise party showed how much she appreciated her friends.
Synonyms
77
4.9
The way a person behaves toward other people
30
3.4
The look on someone's face that shows their feelings
24
1.8
A look or movement on the face that shows feelings
15
7.2
A person's face or the expression on it that shows mood
3
8.2
A person's way of behaving, especially calm and formal in public
1
5.3
The way a person holds their body and shows confidence
Antonyms
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mien comes from an old French word mine that meant 'face' or 'appearance'. So a person's mien is the look or way they carry themselves that shows their 'mood' or character.