Meek
WordNet
adjective
(1) Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
"Compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"
"A fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott
"She looked meek but had the heart of a lion"
"Was submissive and subservient"
(2) Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"Meek and self-effacing"
(3) Very docile
"Tame obedience"
"Meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
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Etymology
From , , from ( > Danish ).
Adjective
- 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 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=432765822&tag=Lewis,+Sinclair:+Main+Street,+1920&query=+meek&id=LewMain
- 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 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=432765822&tag=Lewis,+Sinclair:+Main+Street,+1920&query=+meek&id=LewMain
Verb
- To verb; to break.