meek

meek  (mk)

adj. meek·er, meek·est

1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.

2. Easily imposed on; submissive.

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[Middle English meke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjkr, soft.]

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meekly adv.

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meek [miːk]

adj

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

2. spineless or spiritless; compliant

3. an obsolete word for gentle

[related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften]

meekly  adv

meekness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	meek - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" mild, modest humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
	2.	meek - very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes tame docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
	3.	meek - evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" spiritless submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

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meek

adjective

1. submissive, soft, yielding, gentle, peaceful, modest, mild, patient, humble, timid, long-suffering, compliant, unassuming, unpretentious, docile, deferential, forbearing, acquiescent He was a meek, mild-mannered fellow.
submissive, forward, spirited, proud, bold, arrogant, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), wilful, bossy, domineering, overbearing, presumptuous, immodest, self-assertive

2. spineless, weak, tame, boneless, weak-kneed (informal), spiritless, unresisting, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal) He may be self-effacing, but he certainly isn't meek.

Quotations
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" Bible: St. Matthew
"It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it" [Kin Hubbard]

Translations

meek [miːk]

A. ADJ (meeker (compar) (meekest (superl))) (= submissive) [person] → sumiso, dócil, manso(liter); [voice, acceptance] → sumiso
meek and mild → como una malva
as meek as a lamb → más manso que un cordero

B. NPL the meek (Rel) → los mansos
blessed are the meek → bienaventurados los mansos

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meek [ˈmiːk] adj → doux*(douce), humble

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meek

adj (+er) → sanft(mütig), lammfromm (inf); (pej) → duckmäuserisch; (= uncomplaining) → duldsam, geduldig; voice → schüchtern; acceptance → widerstandslos; as meek as a lamb → sanft wie ein Lamm; don’t be so meek and mild → lass dir doch nicht (immer) alles gefallen!

n (Bibl) the meek pl → die Sanftmütigen pl

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meek [miːk] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → mite, umile
meek and mild → mite come un agnello

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meek

adj meek [miːk]

humble and not likely to complain, argue, react strongly etc a meek little man. sagmoedig وَديع، خَجول، مُتواضِع смирен mírný, trpělivý ydmyg sanftmütig πράος manso, paciente vagur بردبار nöyrä doux עָנָיו दब्बू, अहंकार रहित blag, krotak szelíd penurut hógvær, skapmildur mite おとなしい 온순한 nuolankus, romus pazemīgs, lēnprātīgs menurut gedwee ydmyk; forsagt, forknytt łagodny humilde blând кроткий mierny, trpezlivý pohleven krotak ödmjuk, undergiven, beskedlig นอบน้อม yumuşak başlı, uysal 溫順的 лагідний, покірний منکسر المزاج dễ bảo 温顺的

adv meekly

sagmoedig بِخَجَل، بِتَواضُع кротко mírně ydmygt sanftmütig ήρεμα mansamente, pacientemente vaguralt ازروی فروتنی nöyrästi doucement בְּרוֹך चुपचाप blago, krotko szelíden patuh með hógværð con aria mite おとなしく 온순하게 romiai pazemīgi, lēnprātīgi dengan menurut gedwee ydmykt; forsagt łagodnie humildemente cu blândeţe кротко mierne, trpezlivo pohlevno krotko ödmjukt, undergivet, beskedligt อย่างนอบน้อม uysalca 溫順地 лагідно, покірно عاجزانہ một cách dễ bảo 温顺地

n meekness

sagmoedigheid تَواضُع، خَجَل смиреност trpělivost ydmyghed die Sanftmut πραότητα mansedumbre, paciencia vagurus خونسردی nöyryys douceur כְּנִיעוּת नम्रता krotkost, blagost szelídség kepatuhan hógværð, mjúklyndi mitezza 柔和 온순함 romumas pazemība, lēnprātība sifat yg menurut gedweeheid ydmykhet; forsagthet łagodność humildade blândeţe кротость trpezlivosť pohlevnost krotkost ödmjukhet, undergivenhet, beskedlighet ความนอบน้อม uysallık 溫順 лагідність مسکینی tính hiền lành 温顺