meek

Universal Words adjective (meeker, meekest) 1 quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want without expressing your own opinion: They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild. * They hung their heads in meek submission. 2 (the meek) noun [pl.] people who are meek: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. meekly adverb: He meekly did as he was told. meekness noun [U]