Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meekness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
meek-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being meek.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

meeknesses (plural)

Synonyms

subduedness submission

Questions

What does meekness mean?
The state or quality of being meek.
Where does meekness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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