Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meaner

/mˈinɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: mean-er
IPA: /mˈinɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of mean: more mean

noun

One who means or intends something.

Example Sentences

"Prince John: "Your foe has bloodied you, sir knight. Will you concede defeat? You fight too well to die so mean a death. Will you not throw in your lot with me instead? Ivanhoe: "That would be an even meaner death, Your Grace.""
"By his acts of meaning, and those of other individual meaners, the social reality is created, maintained in good order, and continuously shaped and modified."

Inflected Forms

meaners (plural)

Phrases

well-meaner

Rhymes With

cleaner pasadena misdemeanor greener demeanor wiener leaner demeanour keener screener diener treanor

Questions

How do you pronounce meaner?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈinɚ/.
What does meaner mean?: comparative form of mean: more mean

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