Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Having an unkind or unpleasant nature.
Mean
/miːn/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
She knew now that he meant to speak.
"Well, I have discovered the means of reconciling everything," cried Pelisson.
The clock's hands said six, meaning eighteen.
Etymology:
From Middle English mene, from Old English gemǣne meaning community or common. The sense of unkindness or unpleasantness developed in the 19th century.
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