n. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. [ 1913 Webster ]
This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]