Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness:
— Meek and self-effacing.

synonyms: mild, modest.

Roget 879: humble, lowly, meek; modest etc. 881; humble minded, sober-minded; unoffended^†; submissive etc. 725; servile, etc. 886.    condescending; affable etc. (courteous) 891.    humbled etc. v.; bowed down, resigned; abashed, ashamed, dashed; out of countenance; down in the mouth; down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers; humbled in the dust, browbeaten; chapfallen^†, crestfallen; dumfoundered^†.    flabbergasted.    shorn of one's glory etc. (disrepute) 874.    ... show more

Very docile:
— Meek as a mouse.

synonym: tame.

Roget 826: inexcitable^†, unexcitable; imperturbable; unsusceptible etc. (insensible) 823; unpassionate^†, dispassionate; cold-blooded, irritable; enduring etc. v.; stoical, Platonic, philosophic, staid, stayed; sober, sober minded; grave; sober as a judge, grave as a judge; sedate, demure, cool-headed.    easy-going, peaceful, placid, calm; quiet as a mouse; tranquil, serene; cool as a cucumber, cool as a custard; undemonstrative.    temperate etc. (moderate) 174; composed, collected; unexcited, unstirred, unruffled, undisturbed, unperturbed, unimpassioned; unoffended^†; unresisting.    meek, tolerant; patient, patient as Job; submissive etc. 725; tame; content, resigned, chastened, subdued, lamblike^†; gentle as a lamb; suaviter in modo [Lat.]; mild as mothers milk; soft as peppermint; armed with patience, bearing with, clement, long-suffering.    ... show more

Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant:
— A fine fiery blast against meek conformity.
— She looked meek but had the heart of a lion.

synonym: spiritless.

Polish: potulny