meek C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /miːk/ UK /miːk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj quiet, gentle, and submissive Too meek to object, she accepted the unfair workload. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · quiet, gentle, and submissive docilesubmissivegentlemildhumbletimid ↔ Opposites assertiveaggressivedomineeringboldarrogant Word family Forms meeklymeeknessmeeky Derived forms meeklymeekness Etymology AI details From Middle English meke, from Old Norse mjúkr ('soft, pliant, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *meukaz ('soft'). Means quiet, gentle, and submissive. mjúkr Old Norse *meukaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # meek **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /miːk/ **IPA (UK):** /miːk/ ## Meanings 1. quiet, gentle, and submissive ## Examples - Too meek to object, she accepted the unfair workload. ## Synonyms - docile - submissive - gentle - mild - humble - timid ## Antonyms - assertive - aggressive - domineering - bold - arrogant ## Derived Forms - meekly - meekness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mjúkr - Root: *meukaz ## Etymology From Middle English meke, from Old Norse mjúkr ('soft, pliant, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *meukaz ('soft'). Means quiet, gentle, and submissive. ## AI Etymology Meek is from Middle English meke, from Old Norse mjúkr ('soft, pliant, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *meukaz ('soft'). Means quiet, gentle, and submissive. In present-day use, it means quiet, gentle, and submissive. Derived formations include meekly and meekness. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown