mien
3 synonyms for mien, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (formal) A person's manner or expression, especially one they put on deliberately.
Synonyms
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Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Taken from French mine ("appearance") (from which Danish mine and German Miene also come), perhaps from Breton min ("face of an animal"), or alternatively from Latin minio ("to redden").
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