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meaning noun

  /ˈminɪŋ/ , /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
  • The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
 merkitys, tarkoitus
  • The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
 merkitys

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
 ilkeä
  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
 huono, kehno
  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
 häijy, ilkeä
  • (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
 itara, kitsas, nuuka, pihi
  • Powerful; fierce; strong.
 kova, vahva, voimakas
  • (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
 näppärä, taitava

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
 merkitä, tarkoittaa, tietää
  • (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
 tarkoittaa, johtaa
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
 tarkoittaa, meinata, vihjata
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
 tarkoittaa, aikoa
  • (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
 tarkoittaa

mean noun

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
  • (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]
 keskiarvo, keino, keskiluku, tapa, väline
  • (music, now, historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. [from 15th c.]
 altto
  • (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
 keskimmäinen jäsen
  • (obsolete, in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
 väliaskel

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
 keski-
  • (obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
 keskinkertainen

means noun

  /minz/ , /miːnz/
  • (uncountable) Resources; riches.
 väline, varallisuus, varat

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • (Ireland, UK, _, regional) To lament.
 päivitellä

meanness

ärhäkkyys
well-meaning
hyväntahtoinen, hyvää tarkoittava
loan meaning
merkityslaina
meaning of life
elämän tarkoitus
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