meekness
кротость
Sanftmut
The state or quality of being meekThe state or quality of being meek.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being meek.
Sanftmut
кротостьkrotostʹ
More definitions
- a disposition to be patient and long suffering
- the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the state of being meek:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being meek:
Origin
From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.
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Forms
plural: meeknesses| Singular | meekness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a disposition to be patient and long suffering:subduedness
- the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness:submission
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmeek
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable