mien

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French mien (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), appearance, perhaps from Breton min, face of an animal, or from Latin minio, to redden[1].

[edit] Noun

Singular
mien

Plural
usually uncountable; plural miens

mien (usually uncountable; plural miens)

  1. (uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
  2. (countable) A specific facial expression
    • 2007 February 10, Claudia La Rocco, “Stony Miens and Sad Hearts”, New York Times:
      It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From the neuter of Latin meus

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

le mien m., la mienne f., les miens mpl, les miennes fpl

  1. mine

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 727, mine1