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mien
English
Etymology
From French mine (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), appearance, perhaps from Breton min (“face of an animal”), or from Latin minio (“to redden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?n/
- Rhymes: -i?n
- Homophone: mean
Noun
mien (countable and uncountable, plural miens)
- (countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- 1856, Joseph Turnley, The Language of the Eye, p. 111:
- Beauty, like all divine gifts, is everywhere to be seen by the eye of the faithful admirer of nature; and, like all spirits, she is scarcely to be described by words. Her countenance and mien, her path, her hue and carriage, often surpass expression, and soothe the enthusiast into reverie and silence.
- 2015, Siobhan Roberts, John Horton Conway: the world’s most charismatic mathematician, in: The Guardian, July 23rd 2015
- Although still young at heart and head, he looks more and more like his old friend Archimedes, increasingly bearded and increasingly grey, with an otherworldly mien – a look that should earn him a spot in the online quiz featuring portraits of frumpy old men under the rubric “Prof or Hobo?”
- 1856, Joseph Turnley, The Language of the Eye, p. 111:
- (countable) A specific facial expression.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Emin, Mine, mine
French
Etymology
From Middle French mien, from Old French meon, from Latin meum, the neuter of meus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mj??/
Adjective
mien (feminine singular mienne, masculine plural miens, feminine plural miennes)
- (archaic) my
Derived terms
- le mien (“mine”)
See also
- mon, ma, mes
Further reading
- “mien” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- mine, miné
Old French
Etymology
Latin meum.
Adjective
mien
- (stressed) my; mine
Usage notes
- chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context
Descendants
- French: mien
Pitcairn-Norfolk
Etymology
From English main.
Adjective
mien
- main
Plautdietsch
Pronoun
mien
- my
See also
- dien (your, thy)
- sien (his)
- mie (me)
- ons (our)
- onsa (us)
Further reading
- Plautdietsch Lexicon of 17,000 words
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min/
Determiner
mien
- feminine of min
- neuter of min
- plural of min
References
- “mien” in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi??n/
Noun
mien
- genitive plural of mena
Noun
mien
- genitive plural of meno
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Noun
mien f
- carrot
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian gem?ne, from Proto-West Germanic *gamain?, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *?om-moynis. Cognate with German gemein, English mean, Gothic ???????????????????????????? (gamains) and Latin comm?nis.
Adjective
mien
- common, communal
- common, everyday
- general
Inflection
Derived terms
- mienskip
Further reading
- “mien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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attitude
English
Etymology
From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptit?d? (“aptitude”) and actit?d? (“acting, posture”), from Latin apt? and actit?. Doublet of aptitude.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æt??tju?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æt?tud/, [?æ??tud]
Noun
attitude (countable and uncountable, plural attitudes)
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- Synonyms: posture, stance
- (figuratively) Disposition or state of mind.
- (Canada, US) Unpleasant behavior. [1]
- (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
- Synonyms: trim, orientation
- (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
- Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère, and the comic dancer.
- 2007, Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach, page 134,
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
attitude (third-person singular simple present attitudes, present participle attituding, simple past and past participle attituded)
- To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- […] nymphs of quality, formed for the offices of love and of conversation, are attituded about her, each star set as it were in surrounding satellites of admirers; […]
- 1837, William E. Burton, The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 1, page 123,
- Attituded like an inspired curling-tongs, leaning back heavily on his right leg, and throwing forward his left, his arm elevated to a level with his shoulder, the clenched fist grasping a brush that might have been available in […]
- 1971, American Astronautical Society, Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Volume 29, Part 2, page 395,
- The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
- 1823, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad, Volume 1, page 122,
- To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
- He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
- 2008, Yvonne Müller, "The Absentee": an Interpretation - an Analysis of Maria Edgeworth's Novel, page 12,
- The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
- 2010, R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later, page 82,
- I was really tripping, 'cause this nigga had the nerve to be attituded up when he was the one always doing something he had no business doing.
- 2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter, page 33,
Further reading
- attitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- attuited
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ti.tyd/
Noun
attitude f (plural attitudes)
- attitude, position
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