meek Definition
meek (mēk)
adjective
- patient and mild; not inclined to anger or resentment
- too submissive; easily imposed on; spineless; spiritless
- Obsolete gentle or kind
Etymology: ME meke (earlier meoc) < ON miukr, pliant, gentle < IE base *meug-, *meuk-, to slip, slippery, slimy > muck, L mucus, Gr myxa
meek Related Forms
meek′ly adverb
meek′·ness noun
meek Synonyms
meek
modif.
meek Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- earth: The people of God are ordinarily called the humble and meek of the earth.
- heart: Instead it is the poor, the lowly the meek of heart to whom these special insights have been revealed.
Preposition: as
lamb: The player who proves to be as meek as a lamb always ends up in a stew.
Modifies a noun
- will: Let us hope that the meek will indeed, inherit the earth!
- man: Jesus was no meek, subdued broken man at this point.
- soul: Can her meek soul my father's rage encounter?
- spirit: All the more complete and beautiful was her meek spirit of obedience.
- creature: Comment on the phrase " meek mild creatures " .
- surrender: For once I'd prefer death or glory, rather than meek surrender.
Modifying Another Word
- very: Yet again, we meet a very meek group, from Salford Univ, who were camping next to us.
- not: Others are bold and firm, but not meek and gentle.
- too: Lynn Farleigh's convincing matriarch, however, towers over the all too meek and still daughters.
- quite: Indeed, I felt quite meek, compared to the reaction of the audience.
Used with adjective complement
seem: He seemed very meek at the time, so I thought, " Aha, here's someone I can boss around.
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