First Known Use: 13th century
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meek
adjective \ˈmēk\
: having or showing a quiet and gentle nature : not wanting to fight or argue with other people
Full Definition of MEEK
1
: enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
2
: deficient in spirit and courage : submissive
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Origin of MEEK
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft
Related to MEEK
- Synonyms
- demure, down-to-earth, lowly, humble, modest, unassuming, unpretentious
- Antonyms
- arrogant, bumptious, chesty, conceited, egotistic (or egotistical), fastuous, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
MEEKLY Defined for Kids
meek
adjective \ˈmēk\
meek·ermeek·est
Definition of MEEK for Kids
: having or showing a quiet, gentle, and humble nature <a meek child> <a meek reply>
— meek·ly adverb
— meek·ness noun
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