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. — deniko
ruТом кроткий. — Wezel
She is too meek.
Вона занадто покірна. — deniko
ruОна слишком кроткая. — odexed
The meek shall inherit the earth.
deDie Schwachen werden das Land erben. — Yorwba
The strong shall devour the meek's reward.
deDie Starken werden verzehren der Schwachen Lohn. — Yorwba
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