mean

  1. Verb.  To intend.
  2. Verb.  To convey meaning.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete, in singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
  4. Adjective.  (obsolete) Common; general.
  5. Adjective.  Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
  6. Adjective.  Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
  7. Adjective.  Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
  8. Adjective.  Niggardly; penurious; miserly; stingy.
  9. Adjective.  Of little value or account; low in worth or estimation; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
  10. Adjective.  Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
  11. Adjective.  Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
  12. Adjective.  Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
  13. Adjective.  Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
  14. Adjective.  Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
  15. Adjective.  Having the mean (''see noun below'') as its value.
  16. Adjective.  (obsolete) Middling in quality or excellence; moderately good, tolerable.
  17. Noun.  (context, now) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  18. Noun.  Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  19. 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.) .
  20. 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.) .
  21. 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.
  22. Noun.  (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as ''2'' and ''3'' in ''1:2=3:6''.
  23. Verb.  (context, now) To complain, lament.
  24. Verb.  (context, now) To pity; to comfort.

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