meanness
pronunciation
How to pronounce meanness in British English:
UK [ˈmi:nnɪs]
How to pronounce meanness in American English:
US [ˈminnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being deliberately mean
- extreme stinginess
Word Origin
- meanness (n.)
- 1550s, "weakness," from mean (adj.) + -ness. Sense of "baseness, poverty" is from 1650s; that of "stinginess" from 1755.
Example
- 1. However , there is no need to fret over your meanness , as it seems to be the norm .
- 2. His stupidity is rivalled only by his meanness .
- 3. He watches every penny he spends , which gives him a reputation for meanness .
- 4. He would treat his servants , his own children and even my grandpa alike with meanness and indifference , not to say with ruthlessness .
- 5. They plan carefully to fulfill their ambitions ( which often include becoming wealthy ) , they are economical without meanness , and able to achieve great results with minimum effort and expense .