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miens

miens is the plural of mien.

Meaning of mien

Noun

mien (countable and uncountable, plural miens)

  1. Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
    • Gentlest Guardians marked serene / His early hope, his liberal mien; […]1847, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Threnody”, in Poems, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 238
  2. (countable) A specific facial expression.
    • It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road.2007 February 10, Claudia La Rocco, “Stony Miens and Sad Hearts”, in New York Times

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Phrases with miens

Questions about miens

What is miens the plural of?
Miens is the plural of mien.

Words near miens in the dictionary

  1. Mien-yang
  2. Miena
  3. Mienchih
  4. miened
  5. Mienic
  6. miens
  7. Miensk
  8. Mienyang
  9. Miepoll
  10. Miera
  11. Mieras

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