English

Proper noun

Mien

1. A group of related languages spoken by the Yao people.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Iu Mien, ium

Anagrams

• mine
• nime

English

Noun

mien ‎(countable and uncountable, plural miens)

1. (countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
   • 1860, July 1860, exact date unknown (lyrics and music), “Stephen Foster”, in Jenny's coming o'er the green:

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

   • 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 7, in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:

     taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.

2. (countable) A specific facial expression
   • 2007, February 10, “Claudia La Rocco”, in Stony Miens and Sad Hearts:

     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.

Translations

References

1. ↑ Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 727, mine1

Anagrams

• mine
• nime

French

Etymology

From Latin meum, the neuter of Latin meus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjɛ̃/

Adjective

mien m ‎(feminine singular mienne, masculine plural miens, feminine plural miennes)

1. (archaic) my

Derived terms

• le mien ‎(“mine”)

See also

• mon, ma, mes

Anagrams

• mine, miné

Old French

Etymology

Latin meum.

Adjective

mien

1. (stressed) my; mine

Usage notes

• chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context

  un mien fils‎

  my son

  enveierai le mien‎

  I will send mine

Descendants

• French: mien

Plautdietsch

Pronoun

mien

1. my

Antonyms

• ons (our)

See also

• dien (your, thy)
• sien (his)
• mie (me)
• onsa (us)

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

mien f

1. carrot