MEEK

meek, spiritless

(adjective) 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”

meek, mild, modest

(adjective) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; “meek and self-effacing”

meek, tame

(adjective) very docile; “tame obedience”; “meek as a mouse”- Langston Hughes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Meek

A surname.

Etymology

Adjective

meek (comparative meeker, superlative meekest)

Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.

Submissive, dispirited.

Synonyms

• See also humble

Verb

meek (third-person singular simple present meeks, present participle meeking, simple past and past participle meeked)

(US) (of horses) To tame; to break.

Source: Wiktionary

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Meek, a. [Compar. Meeker; superl. Meekest.] Etym: [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam

1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. Not the man Moses was very meek. Num. xii. 3.

2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her meek prayer." Chaucer.

Syn.

– Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See Gentle.

Meek, Meek"en (-'n), v. t.

Definition: To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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