Definitions for: Meanness

[n] extreme stinginess
[n] the quality of being deliberately mean

Webster (1913) Definition: Mean"ness, n.
1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of
excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness;
stinginess.

This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of
the workmanship. --Addison.

2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith.

Synonyms: beastliness, closeness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness

See Also: malevolence, malevolency, malice, miserliness, pettiness, stinginess

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