mim

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adjective

Demure; shy.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

mim1

adjectivemim (comparative mimmer, superlative mimmest)

comparative mimmer · superlative mimmest

  1. UKdialectalDemure; shy.
  2. UKdialectalPrim; prudish.

mim2

nounmim (plural mims)

plural mims

  1. UKalternativedialectalAlternative form of meem (“Arabic letter”).

    The esoteric identity and importance of the Perso-Arabic letter, mim, and its Bengali equivalent, ma, were stressed. The letter, when added to Ahad, made Ahmad and Muhammad as well.

    2014, Asim Roy, The Islamic Syncretistic Tradition in Bengal, page 124

Mim3

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Miriam.

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APA

mim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mim

MLA

“mim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mim. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mim.

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