Meanings
plural no mean feats
- countableuncountableA laudable triumph of great difficulty
Opening a new railway is no mean feat at the best of times, but the Elizabeth Line had its own challenges.
2023 October 4, Richard Foster, “New operator enters at number one”, in RAIL, number 993, page 331 more example
The older me, the one who prefers wine to fizz, wishes Leerhsen had more to say about things like: a) the elite and vernacular food worlds pre- and post-Bourdain; b) how Bourdain walked a moral tightrope across the conventions of travel writing and reporting, no mean feat for a wealthy white man in skinny jeans; […].
2022 October 3, Dwitght Garner, “Anthony Bourdain’s New Biography: Light on Subtlety, Heavy on Grit”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: no small feat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA laudable triumph of great difficulty
Translations
Finnish ei vähäinen saavutus
- ei vähäinen saavutusTranslations
French ne pas être une mince affaire, ne pas être rien
- ne pas être une mince affaireTranslations
- ne pas être rienTranslations
- ce n'est pas rienTranslations
- ne pas être chose aiséeTranslations
Polish nie lada wyczyn
- nie lada wyczynTranslations
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no mean feat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20mean%20feat
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