- The state of being inferior in quality, character, or value; commonness.
- The quality or state of being selfish or stingy.
- A spiteful or malicious act.
meanness
Dictionary:
mean·ness (mēn'nĭs)  |
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noun
- A desire to harm others or to see others suffer: despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, nastiness, poisonousness, spite, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
| Antonyms: meanness |
| WordNet: meanness |
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the quality of being deliberately mean
Synonym: beastliness
Meaning #2:
extreme stinginess
Synonyms: minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness
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