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noun
The state or quality of being meek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disposition to be patient and long suffering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: subduedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: humility, humbleness
Narrower terms: spinelessness
noun
the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: submission
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: humility, humbleness
History
From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
