meekness
Quiet, yielding nature
Meekness is gentle patience and humility, especially in the face of provocation or hardship.
The word often carries religious overtones—blessed are the meek—suggesting strength held in check rather than weakness.
His meekness wasn't cowardice; he simply refused to retaliate.
In modern usage, meekness can sound slightly old-fashioned or suggest excessive timidity.
Compliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- yieldingBending under pressure
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
subservience · docility · tractability · pliability · passivity · biddability · dutifulness · conformity
Absence of vanity
- humblenessState of being unpretentious
- self-effacementDownplaying one's importance
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- lowlinessState of modest rank
demureness · unassuming · down-to-earth · simplicity · reserve · restraint · respectfulness · deference
Gentle, caring quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- mildnessGentle, moderate quality
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
sensitivity · warmth · compassion · benevolence · consideration · forbearance · patience · leniency
Tendency toward social timidity
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- introversionInward-directed temperament
- quietnessLack of sound
reserve · hesitancy · apprehensiveness · timorousness · nervousness · insecurity · withdrawal · inhibition
State of spiritual grace
- pietySincere religious devotion
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
- devoutnessEarnest religious commitment
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
saintliness · virtue · grace · beatitude · surrender · submission · reverence · faithfulness
obedience
Compliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- yieldingBending under pressure
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
deference · subservience · docility · tractability · pliability · passivity · biddability · dutifulness · conformity · capitulation
modesty
Absence of vanity
- humblenessState of being unpretentious
- self-effacementDownplaying one's importance
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
lowliness · demureness · unassuming · down-to-earth · simplicity · reserve · restraint · respectfulness · deference · unobtrusiveness
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- mildnessGentle, moderate quality
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
delicacy · sensitivity · warmth · compassion · benevolence · consideration · forbearance · patience · leniency · clemency
shyness
Tendency toward social timidity
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- introversionInward-directed temperament
quietness · reserve · hesitancy · apprehensiveness · timorousness · nervousness · insecurity · withdrawal · inhibition · self-consciousness
blessedness
State of spiritual grace
- pietySincere religious devotion
- godlinessState of spiritual purity
- devoutnessEarnest religious commitment
righteousness · saintliness · virtue · grace · beatitude · surrender · submission · reverence · faithfulness · obedience
- gentle qualitiessoftness, kindness, tenderness, calmness, warmth
- humilityhumbleness, humble, modesty, modest, lowliness
- obedienceobedience, compliance, subordination, deference, docility
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- gentlenessmildness, tenderness, softness, delicacy, soft touch
- Harmless thingsinnocence, kindness, mildness, safety, inoffensiveness
meeknessassertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
boldness · dominance · forcefulness · aggressiveness · self-assertion
meeknessarrogance
Excessive self-importance
pride · haughtiness · conceit · egotism · vanity
meeknessaggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
belligerence · combativeness · fierceness · ferocity · pugnacity