Definition of MEEKNESS

meekness

Plural: meeknesses

Noun

  • The quality or state of being gentle and submissive.
  • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
  • a disposition to be patient and long suffering
  • The state or quality of being meek.

Examples

  • His opponent’s meekness was a facade for a cunning Scrabble strategy.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

meekness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
meekness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
meekness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

meekness: valid Words With Friends Word