This is not the Bible definition of meekness. Jesus was perfectly meek and He was deficient in nothing. This meekness, however, being first of all a meekness before God, is also such in the face of men, even of evil men, out of a sense that these, with the insults and injuries which they may inflict, are permitted and employed by Him for the chastening and purifying of His elect. The meaning of prautes is not readily expressed in English, for the terms meekness, mildness, commonly used, suggest weakness and pusillanimty to a greater or less extent, whereas prautes does nothing of the kind. It must be clearly understood, therefore, that the meekness manifested by the Lord and commended to the believer is the fruit of power.
Meekness is the selfless aspect of love.
Meekness can only be manifested from a strength of character. A weak character is always occupied with self. It must defend itself from attack. One who is internally condemned and walks in low self-esteem will be quick to defend themselves, sometimes with great vehemence, whenever an unkind word is directed at them. The more solidly one's self-esteem in based in what God thinks of them, the more readily the fruit of meekness can flow.