Definition of MEANNESS

meanness

Plural: meannesses

Noun

  • The quality or state of being mean or unkind.
  • the quality of being deliberately mean
  • extreme stinginess
  • The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
  • A mean act.

Examples

  • There was a certain MEANNESS in his strategy, always blocking my best moves.

Origin / Etymology

From mean + -ness.

Antonyms

nobility, nobleness

Scrabble Score: 10

meanness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
meanness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
meanness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

meanness: valid Words With Friends Word