| Noun | 1. | mean - an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n Synonyms: mean value |
| Verb | 1. | mean - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" Synonyms: intend |
| 2. | mean - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" | |
| 3. | mean - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" | |
| 4. | mean - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" | |
| 5. | mean - have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" | |
| 6. | mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" Synonyms: have in mind, think of | |
| 7. | mean - destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" | |
| Adj. | 1. | mean - approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" Synonyms: average |
| 2. | mean - characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" Synonyms: hateful | |
| 3. | mean - having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" Synonyms: meanspirited, base | |
| 4. | mean - excellent; "famous for a mean backhand" | |
| 5. | mean - marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" Synonyms: beggarly | |
| 6. | mean - used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" | |
| 7. | mean - used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt Synonyms: beggarly |
MEAN. This word is sometimes used for mesne. (q.v.)
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