miena person?s look or bearing: a woman of regal mienNot to be confused with:mean ? intend: What do you mean?; signify, indicate, imply; malicious: a mean bullyAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeMien (my?n)n. A Hmong-Mien language spoken by many subgroups of the Yao of China.mien (m?n)n.1. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a colonel with an imperious mien.2. An appearance or aspect. “Eyes fixed in a piercing squint … his was a mien that made an easy target for political cartoonists” (Nick Kotz).[Alteration (influenced by French mine, appearance) of Middle English demeine, demeanor, from Old French, from demener, to behave; see demean1.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.mien (mi?n) nliterary a person’s manner, bearing, or appearance, expressing personality or mood: a noble mien. [C16: probably variant of obsolete demean appearance; related to French mine aspect]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014mien (min) n. air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a person of noble mien. [1505?15; probably aph. variant of demean2; spelled with -ie- to distinguish it from mean2] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.