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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions meek adjective (er, est) humble, Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing. 1848: s:Author:Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens, s:Dombey and Son/Chapter 8, Dombey and Son :Mrs. Wickam was a woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else... "Blessed are the , for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew chapter 5, verse 5) submissive, Submissive, despirited, or of break one's will, broken will. 1920: w:Sinclair Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, Main Street http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=432765822&tag=Lewis,+Sinclair:+Main+Street,+1920&query=+meek&id=LewMain :What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was to them. Fight or be eaten. Etymology: Middle English meek, meke, borrowed from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mjíkr, "soft".      Full Definition of meek  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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