meek
Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacingHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
» Tom is meek.
Том кроткий.
Том смиренний.
Meaning
2 sensesHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
sanftmütig, bescheiden, zaghaft
кро́ткийkrótkij, мягкийmjaxkij
Submissive, dispirited, cowed.
unterwürfig, kleinlaut, widerstandslos
безро́потныйbezrópotnyj, поко́рныйpokórnyj
- evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- very docile
Examples
11 sentencesTom is meek.
Том смиренний.
ruТом кроткий.
She is too meek.
Вона занадто покірна.
ruОна слишком кроткая.
The meek shall inherit the earth.
deDie Schwachen werden das Land erben.
The strong shall devour the meek's reward.
deDie Starken werden verzehren der Schwachen Lohn.
He'd always been a meek and understanding man.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English meek, meke, meoc, probably a borrowing from Old Norse mjúkr (“soft; meFrom Middle English meek, meke, meoc, probably a borrowing from Old Norse mjúkr (“soft; meek”), from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, *mūkaz (“soft; supple”), from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-, *mewk- (“slick, slippery; to slip”); compare Old English smēag (“subtle, stealthy, etc.”) and smūgan.
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Forms
meeker, meekestSynonyms
38 synonyms- evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant:spiritless
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness:mildmodest
- very docile:tame
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form