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[ meek ] / mik / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meek ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, meek·er, meek·est.humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame. Obsolete. gentle; kind. Origin of meekFirst recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc, from Old Norse mjūkr “soft, mild, meek” SYNONYMS FOR meek1 forbearing; yielding; unassuming; pacific, calm, soft. SEE SYNONYMS FOR meek ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for meek1. See gentle. OTHER WORDS FROM meekmeek·ly, adverbmeek·ness, nouno·ver·meek, adjectiveo·ver·meek·ly, adverbWords nearby meekMedvedev, Medway, mee, Meech Lake Accord, meed, meek, meekness, Meer, meerkat, meerschaum, Meerut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meekBut Kasich will perform some meek tap dance about repeal and replace, leaving the good parts. John Kasich’s Unforgivable Truth About Obamacare|Michael Tomasky|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST You must celebrate the peacemakers, the poor at heart, the meek. What Jesus Really Means|Jay Parini|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST From hip hop to electronic and indie rock and featuring artists like Meek Mill and Hem, see which music videos are becoming viral. Adam Levine, Grizzly Bear & More of the Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO)|Jean Trinh|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST It might be meek, and fiercely fought over, compared to the fearful stability and dominance of monarchies and one-party regimes. This Week’s Hot Reads: Dec. 17, 2012|Jimmy So|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the cockpit, Whitaker is flip, arrogant, and condescending; Evans is meek and at times frightened and clueless. Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’|Patrick Smith|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Her hands were clasped and her head bowed with a meek, resigned air that reached more than one Shawnee heart. Oonomoo the Huron|Edward S. Ellis How His people need thus to be in heaviness through manifold temptations, to keep them meek and submissive! The Words of Jesus|John R. Macduff Thou hast made a prey of the meek and gentle who asked for thy protection. Roundabout Papers|William Makepeace Thackeray In ten minutes more, Louisa's meek knock was softly audible outside. She spoke the words as a pious aspiration, this little pale woman with meek and kindly eyes, in her nun's dress. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for meek
adjectivepatient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble spineless or spiritless; compliant an obsolete word for gentle Derived forms of meekmeekly, adverbmeekness, nounWord Origin for meekC12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften 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 Words related to meeksubmissive, subdued, deferential, serene, passive, gentle, docile, timid, unassuming, forbearing, humble, lenient, long-suffering, lowly, manageable, mild, modest, nothing, orderly, pabulum |