Definitions for meekness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
meekmik(adj.)-er, -est.
humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
Obs. gentle; kind.
Origin of meek:
1150–1200; ME meke, meoc < ON mjūkr soft, mild, meek
meek′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
meekness, submission(noun)
the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
meekness, subduedness(noun)
a disposition to be patient and long suffering
Wiktionary
meekness(Noun)
the quality of being meek
Webster Dictionary
Meekness(noun)
the quality or state of being meek
Translations for meekness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- sagmoedigheidAfrikaans
- تَواضُع، خَجَلArabic
- смиреностBulgarian
- humildadePortuguese (BR)
- trpělivostCzech
- die SanftmutGerman
- ydmyghedDanish
- πραότηταGreek
- mansedumbre, pacienciaSpanish
- vagurusEstonian
- خونسردیFarsi
- säyseysFinnish
- douceurFrench
- כְּנִיעוּתHebrew
- नम्रताHindi
- krotkost, blagostCroatian
- szelídségHungarian
- kepatuhanIndonesian
- hógværð, mjúklyndiIcelandic
- mitezzaItalian
- 柔和Japanese
- 온순함Korean
- romumasLithuanian
- pazemība, lēnprātībaLatvian
- sifat yg menurutMalay
- gedweeheidDutch
- ydmykhet; forsagthetNorwegian
- łagodnośćPolish
- خونسردیPersian
- خونسردىPashto
- humildadePortuguese
- blândeţeRomanian
- кротостьRussian
- trpezlivosťSlovak
- pohlevnostSlovenian
- krotkostSerbian
- ödmjukhet, undergivenhet, beskedlighetSwedish
- ความนอบน้อมThai
- uysallıkTurkish
- 溫順Chinese (Trad.)
- лагідністьUkrainian
- مسکینیUrdu
- tính hiền lànhVietnamese
- 温顺Chinese (Simp.)
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