mien
USMEEN/min/
Pluralmiens
- 1The way a person looks and acts, often chosen on purpose to show a mood.
Like the calm face you put on so others won't see that you are nervous.
She kept a calm, dignified mien all through the trial.
His confident mien put the nervous interns at ease.
UsageUsually with a describing word: a calm mien.
Similardemeanor, bearing, manner, air, countenance
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Origin
It comes from mine, a French word that means "appearance." No one is sure where the French word came from. It may be from Breton min, the face of an animal. Or it may be from Latin minio, which means to make something red.