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meaning noun

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

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
 cattivo, maligno, malevolo, sgarbato
  • (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
 avaro, spilorcio, taccagno
  • (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
 eccellente, fantastico, favoloso, formidabile
  • Powerful; fierce; strong.
 furioso, potente, violento
  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
 gretto, ignobile, meschino
  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
 inferiore, insignificante, mediocre

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
 significare, volere dire, intendere, tenerci
  • (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
 significare, portare, volere dire
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
 intendere, avere intenzione, volere, aver l'intenzione
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
 intendere
  • (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
 essere fatto per

mean verb

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

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.]
 media, mezzo
  • (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
 medio

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /min/ , /miːn/
  • Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
 medio

means noun

  /minz/ , /miːnz/
  • (uncountable) Resources; riches.
 mezzo

meanness noun

  • (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
 grettezza, meschinità, taccagneria
well-meaning
benintenzionato
full of meaning
pregnante
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