Mean
nnoun.cognitionan average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of nTopic:statistics
Synset:mean value
Derivationally Related Form:mean
Hypernyms:average norm
Inherited Hypernyms:meanaveragestatisticdatuminformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arithmetic meanexpectationexpected valuefirst momentgeometric meanharmonic mean
Full Hyponyms:arithmetic meangeometric meanharmonic mean
vverb.communicationmean or intend to express or conveySynset:intend
Examples:- You never understand what I mean!
- what do his words intend?
Derivationally Related Form:intentmeaning
Hypernyms:convey
Inherited Hypernyms:meanconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aimdrivegetimportrepresentsignifyspellstand forsymbolisesymbolizetypify
Full Troponyms:aimbodydriveembodyexemplifysignifyspelltypify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.stativehave as a logical consequenceSynset:entail imply
Examples:- The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
Derivationally Related Form:implicativeimplicationentailment
Hypernyms:necessitate
Inherited Hypernyms:entailnecessitateleadleaveproducemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationdenote or connoteSynset:intend signify stand for
Examples:- 'maison' means 'house' in French
- An example sentence would show what this word means
Derivationally Related Form:signsignificationmeaningsignifier
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Direct Hyponyms:denoterefer
Full Troponyms:announceapplybullet votedenoteenumerateeuphemizeexpresshark backitemizelistnamenumberrecurslurtwistvote
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionhave in mind as a purposeSynset:intend think
Examples:- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
Derivationally Related Form:intentionintent
Inherited Hypernyms:intend
Direct Hyponyms:aimbe afterdesignplanproposepurportpurpose
Full Troponyms:aimdesigndraw a bead onhopeoverrunovershootplanthink out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- to move (apply to: mean, intend, think)
vverb.stativehave a specified degree of importanceExamples:- My ex-husband means nothing to me
- Happiness means everything
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionintend to refer toSynset:have in mind think of
Examples:- I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
- Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
Hypernyms:associate colligate connect link link up relate tie in
Inherited Hypernyms:think ofassociatethink
Direct Hyponyms:advertbring upcitementionnamerefer
Full Troponyms:commendcross-referdrag upinvokementionnamedropquoteraiserememberspeak of the deviltouch on
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitiondestine or designate for a certain purposeExamples:- These flowers were meant for you
Hypernyms:designate destine intend specify
Inherited Hypernyms:meanintendplanthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
adj satadj.allapproximating the statistical norm or average or expected valueTopic:statistics
Synset:average
Examples:- the average income in New England is below that of the nation
- of average height for his age
- the mean annual rainfall
Antonyms:abnormal
Derivationally Related Form:averageaveragenessmean
Inherited Hypernyms:average
Similar to:normal
adj satadj.allcharacterized by maliceSynset:hateful
Examples:- a hateful thing to do
- in a mean mood
Antonyms:nice
Derivationally Related Form:meannesshatefulness
Inherited Hypernyms:hateful
Similar to:awful nasty
adj satadj.allhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or moralitySynset:base meanspirited
Examples:- that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble - Edmund Burke
- taking a mean advantage
- chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort - Shakespeare
- something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
Antonyms:noble
Derivationally Related Form:basenessmeanness
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:ignoble
adj satadj.allexcellentDomain Usage:argotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Examples:- famous for a mean backhand
Antonyms:unskilled
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Similar to:skilled
adj satadj.allmarked by poverty befitting a beggarSynset:beggarly
Examples:- a beggarly existence in the slums
- a mean hut
Antonyms:rich
Derivationally Related Form:beggar
Inherited Hypernyms:beggarly
Similar to:poor
adj satadj.all(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generositySynset:mingy miserly tight
Examples:- a mean person
- he left a miserly tip
Antonyms:generous
Derivationally Related Form:minginesstightnessmisermiserlinessmeanness
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Similar to:stingy ungenerous
adj satadj.all(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contemptSynset:beggarly
Antonyms:generous
Derivationally Related Form:meanness
Inherited Hypernyms:beggarly
Similar to:stingy ungenerous
adj satadj.allof no value or worthSynset:bastardly
Examples:- I was caught in the bastardly traffic
Antonyms:estimable
Derivationally Related Form:bastard
Inherited Hypernyms:bastardly
Similar to:contemptible