miens

noun

plural of mien
as in looks
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality the friendly mien of the librarian suggested that she was willing to offer any needed help

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miens
  1. looks
  2. attitudes
  3. presences
  4. manners
  5. figures
  6. demeanors
Noun
  • Ole Miss receivers won against the Tigers in single-high coverage the first half, and continued to do so against two-deep looks in the second half.
    — PJ Green October 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This week’s best beauty looks were a little nostalgic and very playful.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • The survey does not isolate young men or measure political attitudes.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Those figures describe guest attitudes at the time, not necessarily current preferences.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of attitudes
Noun
  • Freshman wide receiver Rasean Jones, who leads the team in receiving yards, was ruled out after suffering an injury last week, as was junior Cam Bates, one of the Broncos’ veteran presences.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have a rare chance to boost their state presences after years of Republican gains.
    — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of presences
Noun
  • The problem isn’t so much a question of bad manners or even of corruption.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On the Awesome Etiquette podcast, Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer your questions on, well, pressing manners.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • These figures therefore should not be treated as interchangeable measures of payload capacity.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • More than 1,500 businesses were affected nationwide, according to the FCD figures.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • Misdemeanors carry up to a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail if found guilty and gross demeanors carry up to a $5,000 fine and a year in jail.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • Ashley and Austin's demeanors change while walking to the car after the fundraiser.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of demeanors
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“Miens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miens. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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