meekness

adjective

1. patient and mild; not inclined to anger or resentment
2. too submissive; easily imposed on; spineless; spiritless
3. Obsolete gentle or kind

Origin: ME meke (earlier meoc) < ON miukr, pliant, gentle < IE base *meug-, *meuk-, to slip, slippery, slimy > muck, L mucus, Gr myxa