Mien

Definitions

1. A group of related languages spoken by the Yao people.
2. Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
   countable, uncountable
3. A specific facial expression.
   countable

Equivalents

18 more languages

العربيةهيئة

Българскифизиономия

Bosanskitvar

Češtinatvářvzezřenívzhled

Ελληνικάύφος

Esperantomieno

Suomiilme

Gaeilgegnúis

Hrvatskitvar

Bahasa Indonesialahir

Italianoatteggiamentoceramimicapostura+ 1 more

Kurdîmîmîkminmîna

Latinavulticulus

Polskimina

Русскийвыраже́ние лица́минафизионо́мия

Српскиtvar

Svenskaminuppsyn

Tiếng Việtthần tháituồng神

Examples

“Gentlest Guardians marked serene / His early hope⟳, his liberal mien; […]”

“Beauty, like⟳ all divine gifts, is everywhere to be seen by the eye of the faithful admirer of nature; and, like⟳ all spirits, she is scarcely to be described by words. Her countenance and mien, her path, her hue and carriage, often surpass expression, and soothe the enthusiast into reverie and silence.”

“Jenny's coming o'er the green, / Fairer form⟳ was never seen, / Winning is her gentle mien; / Why do I love⟳ her so?”

“[T]aking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like⟳ some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw⟳ Dr. Jekyll.”

“Although still young at heart and head, he looks more and more like⟳ his old friend Archimedes, increasingly bearded and increasingly grey, with an otherworldly mien – a look⟳ that should earn⟳ him a spot in the online quiz featuring portraits of frumpy old men under the rubric “Prof or Hobo?””

“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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