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单词 meekness
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Definition of meekness in English:

meekness

noun ˈmiːknəsˈmiknəs
mass noun
  • The fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.

    all his best friends make fun of him for his meekness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But there was a lot of humility and meekness also.
    • Patience can be meekness, patience can be too ready acceptance or passivity.
    • Never in history has human desire been so tamed into meekness.
    • She wore a humble white dress shirt and a white skirt, and carried herself with meekness and humility.
    • But he attributes any meekness to feelings of inferiority rather than superiority.
    Synonyms
    patience, long-suffering, forbearance, resignation
    gentleness, mildness, softness, peacefulness, docility, diffidence, modesty, humility, humbleness, unpretentiousness, lowliness
    submissiveness, submission, self-effacement, self-abasement, lack of resistance, compliance, obedience, acquiescence, tameness, deference
    archaic mansuetude

Definition of meekness in US English:

meekness

nounˈmēknəsˈmiknəs
  • The fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.

    all his best friends make fun of him for his meekness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But he attributes any meekness to feelings of inferiority rather than superiority.
    • She wore a humble white dress shirt and a white skirt, and carried herself with meekness and humility.
    • But there was a lot of humility and meekness also.
    • Never in history has human desire been so tamed into meekness.
    • Patience can be meekness, patience can be too ready acceptance or passivity.
    Synonyms
    patience, long-suffering, forbearance, resignation
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