I. ˈmēnnə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: mean (I) + -ness
1. : the quality or state of being mean (as in exhibiting baseness or stinginess)
2. : a mean act
descend to the meannesses of frightening children and old women — Daniel Defoe
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: mean (VII) + -ness
: the quality or state of being or constituting a mean between two extremes