mien
NounUS[meen]/min/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- dignified manner or conductSynonyms: bearingcomportmentpresenceType of manner, personal mannerKinds dignity, lordliness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mien (mēn), noun
Origin: F. mine; perh. from sane source as mener to lead; cf. E. demean, menace, mine, n.
Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.— Alexander Pope
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54