meek

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adjective,meek·er, meek·est.
  1. humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others.

  2. overly submissive or compliant; tame.

  1. Obsolete. gentle; kind.

Origin of meek

1
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc, from Old Norse mjūkr “soft, mild, meek”

synonym study For meek

1. See gentle.

Other words for meek

Other words from meek

  • meek·ly, adverb
  • meek·ness, noun
  • o·ver·meek, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for meek

meek

/ (miːk) /


adjective
  1. patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble

  2. spineless or spiritless; compliant

  1. an obsolete word for gentle

Origin of meek

1
C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften

Derived forms of meek

  • meekly, adverb
  • meekness, noun

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