meek
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English meek, meke, from Old Norsemjúkr (“‘soft’”) ( > Danish myg (“‘supple’”)).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
meek (comparative meeker, superlative meekest)
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- Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- 1848: Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
- Mrs. Wickam was a meek woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else...
- "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5)
- 1848: Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
- Submissive, despirited, or of broken will.
- 1920: Sinclair Lewis, Main Street [1]
- What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was meek to them. Fight or be eaten.
- 1920: Sinclair Lewis, Main Street [1]
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:humble
[edit] Translations
humble, modest, or self-effacing
submissive, despirited, or of broken will
[edit] Verb
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to meek (third-person singular simple present meeks, present participle meeking, simple past and past participle meeked)