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Definitions for Meek

[1] humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
[2] overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
[3] Obsolete . gentle; kind.
[4] patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble
[5] spineless or spiritless; compliant
[6] an obsolete word for gentle

Words related to Meek

submissive, subdued, deferential, serene, passive, gentle, docile, timid, unassuming, forbearing, humble, lenient, long-suffering, lowly, manageable, mild, modest, nothing, orderly, pabulum

Words nearby Meek

medvedev, medway, mee, meech lake accord, meed, meek, meer, meerkat, meerschaum, meerut, meet

Origin of Meek

1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek

Other words from Meek

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

Word origin for Meek

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

Synonyms for Meek

deferential, docile, gentle, passive, serene, subdued, submissive, timid, unassuming, Milquetoast, acquiescent, forbearing, humble, lenient, long-suffering, longanimous, lowly, manageable, mild, modest, nothing, orderly, pabulum, patient, peaceful, plain, resigned, soft, spineless, spiritless, tame, tolerant, unpretentious, unresisting, weak, weak-kneed, wishy-washy, yielding, zero