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Plural for the quality of having a spiteful or unkind manner or character
“His meanness is evident in his objections to the liberal welcome which his father gives to his younger brother.”
Plural for a lack of integrity or honesty in one's actions or character
“I have such a thorough and hearty contempt for meanness of spirit, and for people of narrow ideas, that I can scarcely regard them with common patience.”
Plural for an unwillingness to spend money
“Nothing but meanness is stopping us from enjoying a life of luxury.”
Plural for a lack of generosity or charity
“He censures the cruelty of slave masters, the dodges of legacy hunters, and the meanness of the wealthy, but the targets of his criticisms are normally anonymous.”
Plural for a state of being bare and shabby or squalid
“Even in her shock, she was appalled by the meanness of the men's living conditions.”
Plural for an excessive willingness to serve or please others
Plural for the state of being inferior or mediocre in quality
Plural for the state or quality of being degenerate
Plural for the condition of being mediocre, average or ordinary
Plural for the state of being sinful
Plural for the state or fact of being paltry or meager
Plural for loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action
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