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mean·ness    Audio Help   [meen-nis] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the state or quality of being mean.
2.a mean act: to answer meannesses with forgiveness.
[Origin: 1550–60; mean2 + -ness]
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mean·ness    Audio Help   (mēn'nĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state of being inferior in quality, character, or value; commonness.
  2. The quality or state of being selfish or stingy.
  3. A spiteful or malicious act.

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meanness

noun
1. the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: beastliness] 
2. extreme stinginess 

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