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   meanness

   /ˈmiːnnɪs/

   noun

   • 1. lack of generosity; miserliness. British Similar miserlinessniggardlinessclose-fistednessparsimonyparsimoniousnesspenny-pinchingcheese-paringpenuryilliberalitygreedavariceacquisitivenessinformal:stinginesstight-fistednesstightnessminginesscheapnessarchaic:nearnessOpposite generosity
   • 2. unkindness, spitefulness, or unfairness: "all the hatred and meanness, despair and sorrow surrounding us" Similar nastinessmean-spiritednessspitefulnessdisagreeablenessunpleasantnessunkindness
   • ▪ aggressive character; viciousness: North American "he is also callous, with a streak of meanness"
   • 3. lack of quality or attractiveness; shabbiness: "the meanness of that existence" Similar squalorsqualidnessshabbinessdilapidationsordidnessseedinesssleazinessinsalubriousnesswretchednessdismalnessdinginesspovertyinformal:scruffinessscuzzinesscrumminessgrunginesstackinessgrottiness

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