meek
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
meek and self-effacing
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
very docile
tame obedience
Related & opposite
- domestication derivation
- meekness derivation
- docile similar to
Sense 3 adjective
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others
Related & opposite
- spiritlessness derivation
- meekness derivation
- submissive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | meekness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | meekness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | humble |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | domestication |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meekness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | docile |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiritlessness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | meekness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | submissive |