meeknesses
Qualities of docility
Meeknesses is the plural of meekness, the quality of being gentle, submissive, or patient under provocation.
The word appears in contexts discussing multiple instances or types of this disposition: The various meeknesses of the disciples contrasted with their later boldness.
Rarely used, since meekness typically functions as an uncountable noun.
Freedom from arrogance
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
- docilityReadiness to submit
- mildnessGentle, moderate quality
modesty · timidity · compliance · passivity · deference · acquiescence · unassertiveness · self-effacement
Freedom from arrogance
- pietySincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
virtue · grace · saintliness · godliness · purity · beatitude · surrender · faith
Inability to affect outcomes
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
inferiority · weakness · vulnerability · disenfranchisement · dispossession · subjugation · exploitation · downtrodden
humility
Freedom from arrogance
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
- docilityReadiness to submit
mildness · modesty · timidity · compliance · passivity · deference · acquiescence · unassertiveness · self-effacement · lowliness
humility
Freedom from arrogance
- pietySincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- blessednessState of spiritual grace
righteousness · virtue · grace · saintliness · godliness · purity · beatitude · surrender · faith · servanthood
powerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
subordination · inferiority · weakness · vulnerability · disenfranchisement · dispossession · subjugation · exploitation · downtrodden · disadvantage
meeknessesforcefulness
Powerful assertive quality
dominance · self-assertion · audacity · pushiness · brashness
meeknessesbelligerence
Warlike aggression
combativeness · pugnacity · ferocity · hostility · fierceness
meeknessesarrogance
Excessive self-importance
pride · haughtiness · superciliousness · conceit · hubris