meekness
noun
meekness is spelled M-E-E-K-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meekness means “The state or quality of being meek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meekness is meeknesses.
How many letters and syllables are in meekness?
| Letters | 8: M-E-E-K-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meekness?
Meekness appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of meekness
- meeknesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meekness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being meek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meekness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being meek:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sanftmut |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does meekness come from?
From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).