mien

(mēn)
n.

1. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: "He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien" (James Traub).
2. An appearance or aspect.

[Alteration (influenced by French mine, appearance) of Middle English demeine, demeanor, from Old French, from demener, to behave. See demean¹.]

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Chinese; noodles made from wheat and ground dried beans, introduced during the Han dynasty (1st century) using techniques imported from the West.

noun

1. Behavior through which one reveals one's personality: address, air, bearing, demeanor, manner, presence, style. Archaic port. See be, style/good style/bad style.
2. The way something or someone looks: appearance, aspect, look. See surface/depth.

IN BRIEF: The external appearance or manner of a person.

A reserved mien was required to join the social club on campus.

Tutor's tip: Note: "mean" is a statistical measure, an average; "mesne" is a legal reference to intermediate, middle or intervening; and "mien" is a person's way of conducting themselves.

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• Aspects and Components of Appearance - mien: expression of mood revealed through demeanor and bearing

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - holdning, opførsel, ydre, udseende

n. - udseende, mine, holdning

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorkomen, uitstraling, houding

Français (French)
n. - mine (littér)

n. - Mien (montagnard chinois), (Ling) mien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Miene, Gebaren

n. - Mien (Volk), Yao (Sprache)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ύφος, όψη, έκφραση προσώπου

Italiano (Italian)
portamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fisionomia (f)

Русский (Russian)
наружность, выражение лица

Español (Spanish)
n. - aspecto, aire, porte, semblante

n. - aspecto, apariencia, porte, semblante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppsyn, utseende, uppträdande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
风采, 样子, 态度

风采, 样子, 态度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 風采, 樣子, 態度

n. - 風采, 樣子, 態度

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 외모, 태도

n. - 멘족(아프리카의 한 종족)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物腰, 態度, 風采

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طلعه, سيماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הבעת פנים או התנהגות כמעידים על אופי או מצב-רוח, קלסתר פנים‬
n. - ‮בן/בת לעם הררי בסין, מיין (שפה)‬

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