Why this word is great
MEEKNESS — [Noun] The quality of being patient, gentle, and submissive, especially under provocation. From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, from Old English mēocnes ("gentleness"), equivalent to meek (from Old Norse mjúkr, meaning "soft, gentle") + -ness (a suffix forming nouns of state or quality). Unlike humility, which centers on a modest view of self-importance, or timidity, which signals a fearful lack of courage, meekness is the conscious channeling of strength into quietude—a deliberate discipline. It is the hand that lowers the sword, the voice that does not rise to meet the shout, the stillness that absorbs a shove; a form of power so counterintuitive it feels, to a harsh world, like a potent and perpetual truce.