meanness

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːnnɪs/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1chiefly British lack of generosity; miserliness.
  • 2unkindness, spitefulness, or unfairness: all the hatred and meanness, despair and sorrow surrounding us
  • North American aggressive character; viciousness: he is also callous, with a streak of meanness
  • 3lack of quality or attractiveness; shabbiness: the meanness of that existence

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Spell meanness with a double n (it is made up of the adjective mean plus the ending -ness).