Mean and Pleasing

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Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Pleasing is an antonym for mean in topics: shabby, hostile.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Pleasing adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.

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Mean is an antonym for pleasing in nice topic.

Interestingly you can combine it with the Voice advantage, just because you can't form words doesn't mean the sounds can't be pleasing.

Source: The Speechless

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