This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
submiss
[ suhb-mis ]
/ səbˈmɪs /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective Archaic.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of submiss
Words nearby submiss
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use submiss in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for submiss
submiss
/ (səbˈmɪs) /
adjective archaic, or poetic
docile; submissive
soft in tone
Word Origin for submiss
C16: from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012