mean
- Verb. To intend.
- Verb. To convey meaning.
- Noun. (obsolete, in singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
- Adjective. (obsolete) Common; general.
- Adjective. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
- Adjective. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Adjective. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Adjective. Niggardly; penurious; miserly; stingy.
- Adjective. Of little value or account; low in worth or estimation; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- Adjective. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
- Adjective. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
- Adjective. Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
- Adjective. Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
- Adjective. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Adjective. Having the mean (''see noun below'') as its value.
- Adjective. (obsolete) Middling in quality or excellence; moderately good, tolerable.
- Noun. (context, now) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Noun. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Noun. (context, music) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
- Noun. (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
- Noun. (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- Noun. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as ''2'' and ''3'' in ''1:2=3:6''.
- Verb. (context, now) To complain, lament.
- Verb. (context, now) To pity; to comfort.
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