meekness

English

Etymology

From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek +‎ -ness.

Noun

meekness (usually uncountable, plural meeknesses)

1. The state or quality of being meek.
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   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     Nor could Pym fail to notice that his old friend in rendering account of himself assumed the familiar meekness of the displaced person in the presence of his betters.