Meek
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /miːk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Meek is an adjective meaning Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
Meaning
Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
More Meanings
- Submissive, dispirited, cowed.
- (US) To tame; to break (a horse)
Example Sentences
Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mrs. Wickam was a meek woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else.
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.
Word Forms
- meeker
- meekest
- meeks
- meeking
- meeked
Synonyms for meek
Depending on context, synonyms include abased, demure, verecund, diffident, humble, humble-hearted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include modest, spiritless, humble, mild, docile, submissive.
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Sources & Attribution
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