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1. (adj.) meek
humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
2. meek
overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
3. meek
Obs. gentle; kind.
Etymology: (1795–1805; < D: lit., monkey)
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1. (adj) meek, mild, modest
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
2. (adj) meek, tame
very docile
"tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
3. (adj) meek, spiritless
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"
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1. (adjective) meek
quiet, gentle and unlikely to argue
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. meek
mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive
2. meek
evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face
3. (verb) meek
alt. of Meeken
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Sense: humble and not likely to complain, argue, react strongly etc
a meek little man.
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 Afrikaans: sagmoedig |
 Arabic: وَديع، خَجول، مُتواضِع |
 Bulgarian: смирен |
 Brazilian: humilde |
 Czech: mírný, trpělivý |
 German: sanftmütig |
 Danish: ydmyg |
 Greek: πράος |
 Spanish: manso, paciente |
 Estonian: vagur |
 Farsi: بردبار |
 Finnish: säyseä |
 French: doux |
 Hebrew: עָנָיו |
 Hindi: दब्बू, अहंकार रहित |
 Croatian: blag, krotak |
 Hungarian: szelíd |
 Indonesian: penurut |
 Icelandic: hógvær, skapmildur |
 Italian: mite |
 Japanese: おとなしい |
 Korean: 온순한 |
 Lithuanian: nuolankus, romus |
 Latvian: pazemīgs, lēnprātīgs |
 Malay: menurut |
 Dutch: gedwee |
 Norwegian: ydmyk; forsagt, forknytt |
 Polish: łagodny |
 Persian: ،صبور بردبار |
 Pashto: نيك خويه،صابر |
 Portuguese: humilde |
 Romanian: blând |
 Russian: кроткий |
 Slovak: mierny, trpezlivý |
 Slovenian: pohleven |
 Serbian: krotak |
 Swedish: ödmjuk, undergiven, beske |
 Thai: นอบน้อม |
 Turkish: yumuşak başlı, uysal |
 Taiwanese: 溫順的 |
 Ukrainian: лагідний, покірний |
 Urdu: منکسر المزاج |
 Vietnamese: dễ bảo |
 Chinese: 温顺的 |
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