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adjective1) (humble) sanftmütig2) (tamely submissive) zu nachgiebig* * *[mi:k](humble and not likely to complain, argue, react strongly etc: a meek little man.) sanftmütig- academic.ru/89077/meekly">meekly- meekness* * *[mi:k]I. adj1. (gentle) sanftmütig\meek compliance blinde Ergebenheit3.▶ as \meek as a lamb so sanft wie ein Lamm▪ the \meek die Sanftmütigen* * *[miːk]1. adj (+er)sanft(mütig), lammfromm (inf); (pej) duckmäuserisch; (= uncomplaining) duldsam, geduldig; voice schüchtern; acceptance widerstandslosdon't be so meek and mild — lass dir doch nicht (immer) alles gefallen!
2. n (BIBL)the meek pl — die Sanftmütigen pl
* * *meek [miːk] adj (adv meekly)1. mild, sanft (-mütig)2. demütig:a) bescheidenb) pej unterwürfig, duckmäuserisch:be meek and mild sich alles gefallen lassen3. fromm (Tier)* * *adjective1) (humble) sanftmütig2) (tamely submissive) zu nachgiebig* * *adj.mild adj.sanftmütig adj.
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meek — [mi:k] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: mjukr soft ] very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people ▪ He was always so meek and mild . >meekly adv ▪ All right, said Neil meekly. >meekness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
mild — adj. 1 not very cold VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, turn (esp. BrE) ▪ Later in the week the weather turned very mild. ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
meek — adjective very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue or express an opinion: a meek and obedient child | meek and mild (=extremely quiet and gentle): She d never stand up for herself, she s too meek and mild. meekly adverb: She smiled meekly.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meek — [mēk] adj. [ME meke (earlier meoc) < ON miukr, pliant, gentle < IE base * meug , *meuk , to slip, slippery, slimy > MUCK, L mucus, Gr myxa] 1. patient and mild; not inclined to anger or resentment 2. too submissive; easily imposed on;… … English World dictionary
Mild — (m[imac]ld), a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mild steel — Mild Mild (m[imac]ld), a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS. milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel. mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.] Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meek — modest, *humble, lowly Analogous words: gentle, mild (see SOFT): subdued, submissive, *tame: *compliant, acquiescent, resigned: *forbearing, tolerant, lenient: patient, long suffering (see corresponding nouns at PATIENCE) Ant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
The Wesley Family, Samuel, Samuel, John and Charles — (1662 1791) • Samuel, 1662 1735 Born at Winterborn Whitchurch, Dorset, the son of the vicar, he was educated at Newington Green, a private school where he was a friend of Daniel Defoe. He graduated B.A. from Exeter College, Oxford, in 1688 … British and Irish poets
meek — [[t]mi͟ːk[/t]] meeker, meekest ADJ GRADED If you describe a person as meek, you think that they are gentle and quiet, and likely to do what other people say. He was a meek, mild mannered fellow. ...the meekest and most docile of people. Derived… … English dictionary
mild — 1. adjective /ˈmaɪld/ Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a … Wiktionary
meek — Synonyms and related words: abject, accommodating, acquiescent, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, amenable, bland, broken, chastened, compliant, deferential, docile, domesticated, dovelike, forbearing, gentle, housebroken, humble, humble minded,… … Moby Thesaurus