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meekness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.

  1. inherited from mekenesse

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being meek.

    • But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.
    • Nor could Pym fail to notice that his old friend in rendering account of himself assumed the familiar meekness of the displaced person in the presence of his betters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA