meek

(mēk)
adj., meek·er, meek·est.

1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.
2. Easily imposed on; submissive.

[Middle English meke, of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse mjūkr, soft.]

meekly meek'ly adv.

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adjective

1. Having or expressing feelings of humility: humble, lowly, modest. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, big/small/amount, self-love/modesty.
2. Easily managed or handled: docile, gentle, mild, tame. See wild/tame.

adj

Definition: very shy; compliant
Antonyms: assertive, bold, brave, emboldened, immodest, impertinent, overbearing, uninhibited

IN BRIEF: Humble and mild.

The child appeared to be meek in demeanor until the discussion of bedtime arose.

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• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ydmyg, spagfærdig, spag

Nederlands (Dutch)
deemoedig, zachtmoedig, tam

Français (French)
adj. - docile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sanftmütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μειλίχιος, πράος, μαλακός

Italiano (Italian)
docile, mansueto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - manso, submisso

Русский (Russian)
кроткий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - manso, dócil, sumiso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ödmjuk, foglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
温顺的, 谦恭的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 溫順的, 謙恭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 온순한, 패기가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - おとなしい, 柔和な, 屈従的な, いくじのない, 従順な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستضعف, مسكين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כנוע, צייתן, צנוע, עניו‬

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