mien

[ meen ]
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noun
  1. air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.

Origin of mien

1
1505–15; probably aphetic variant of obsolete demean bearing, demean2; spelled with -ie- to distinguish it from mean2

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mien

/ (miːn) /


noun
  1. literary a person's manner, bearing, or appearance, expressing personality or mood: a noble mien

Origin of mien

1
C16: probably variant of obsolete demean appearance; related to French mine aspect

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