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meek

/ˈmik/MEEK
/ˈmik/MEEK

Meaningsoft, pliant

Common meaning: gentle

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)mjukr‘soft, mild’source
  2. Middle Englishmekesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssoft, mild → gentlemeek‘gentle’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) mjukr ‘soft, pliant’.

Roots

  • mjukr Old Norse (Icelandic) “soft, pliant”

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