lamblike

Soft and submissive

Lamblike means resembling a lamb in manner—gentle, meek, innocent, or docile.

The word usually describes people or behavior: She accepted the criticism with lamblike patience.

Someone lamblike may be seen as admirably gentle or, less charitably, as passive and easily led.

innocent

naive

Innocently unsuspecting

trustful · simple · unworldly · credulous · ingenuous · unspoiled · unaffected · wholesome · sincere · artless

docile

submissive

Readily yielding to control

tractable · amenable · acquiescent · pliable · yielding · deferential · biddable · manageable · unresisting · dutiful

gentle

tender

Soft or sore

  • softYielding to touch
  • mildModerate in intensity
  • soothingReducing distress or discomfort

kindhearted · benevolent · compassionate · caring · affectionate · warmhearted · patient · forbearing · forgiving · lenient

meek

timid

Lacking courage or confidence

reserved · modest · quiet · demure · unobtrusive · self-effacing · humble · lowly · unpretentious · mild-mannered

peaceful

tranquil

Calm and untroubled

restful · undisturbed · untroubled · pacific · nonviolent · contented · quiescent · still · composed · unruffled

pure

unblemished

Free from any defect

clean · angelic · seraphic · virginal · untouched · spotless · stainless · unsullied · incorrupt · sinless

Opposites
temperament and aggression

lamblikefierce

Violently intense or aggressive

ferocious · aggressive · savage · wolfish · vicious

compliance and obedience

lamblikedefiant

Openly resisting control

obstinate · intractable · rebellious · stubborn · willful

innocence and worldliness

lamblikecunning

Sly, scheming cleverness

crafty · wily · calculating · worldly · sly

Family

lamb, lambs, lambing, lambed, lambkin, lambkins, lambie

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G