Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - meek
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Meek
meek
adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjukr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft Date: 13th century 1. enduring injury with patience and without resentment ; mild 2. deficient in spirit and courage ; submissive 3. not violent or strong ; moderate • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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adj. 1 humble and submissive; suffering injury etc. tamely. 2 piously gentle in nature. Derivatives meekly adv. meekness n. Etymology: ME me(o)c f. ON mj{uacute}kr soft, gentle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. кроткий, мягкий; смиренный Id: meek as a lamb (as Moses), meek and mild —- кроткий как овечка; кроток как агнец Id: blessed are the meek —- библ. блаженны кроткие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
(meeker, meekest) If you describe a person as meek, you think that they are gentle and quiet, and likely to do what other people say. He was a meek, mild-mannered fellow. ADJ • meekly Most have meekly accepted such advice... ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue or express an opinion (a meek and obedient child | meek and mild (=extremely quiet and gentle)) (She'd never stand up for herself, she's too meek and mild.) - meekly adv (She smiled meekly.) - meekness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- O.N. mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from P.Gmc. *meukaz. Use to translate L. mansuetus from Vulgate (see mastiff). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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