| ADJECTIVE | all | meek, mild, modest | humble in spirit or manner |
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| all | meek, tame | very docile | |
| all | meek, spiritless | evidencing little spirit or courage |
| Sounds | miy'k | |
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| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. | |
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| Example | "meek and self-effacing" | |
| Synonyms | mild, modest | |
| Broader | humble | marked by meekness or modesty |
| Spanish | dócil, manso, modesto | |
| Nouns | meekness | a disposition to be patient and long suffering |
| meekness | the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness | |
| Adverbs | meekly | in a humble manner |
| Meaning | Very docile. | |
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| Example | "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes | |
| Synonym | tame | |
| Broader | docile | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed |
| Nouns | meekness | the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness |
| Meaning | evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant. | |
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| Synonym | spiritless | |
| Broader | submissive | Inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
| Nouns | meekness | a disposition to be patient and long suffering |
| Adverbs | meekly | in a submissive or spiritless manner |
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