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Definitions for Tame

[1] changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
[2] without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat.
[3] tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.
[4] lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party.
[5] spiritless or pusillanimous.
[6] not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around.
[7] brought into service; rendered useful and manageable; under control, as natural resources or a source of power.
[8] cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.
[9] to make tame; domesticate; make tractable.
[10] to deprive of courage, ardor, or zest.
[11] to deprive of interest, excitement, or attractiveness; make dull.
[12] to soften; tone down.
[13] to harness or control; render useful, as a source of power.
[14] to cultivate, as land or plants.
[15] to become tame.
[16] changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition
[17] (of animals) not fearful of human contact
[18] lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive a tame personality
[19] flat, insipid, or uninspiring a tame ending to a book
[20] slow-moving a tame current
[21] to make tame; domesticate
[22] to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb
[23] to tone down, soften, or mitigate

Words related to Tame

subdued, gentle, harmless, mild, docile, manageable, boring, weak, bland, bloodless, feeble, subdue, suppress, restrain, soften, conquer, pacify, curb, temper, vanquish

Words nearby Tame

tambourine, tambov, tambura, tamburitza, tamburlaine, tame, tameable, tameless, tamerlane, tameside, tamiflu

Origin of Tame

before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (v.) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English temen to tame, Old English temian, derivative of tam; cognate with Old Norse temja, Gothic gatamjan; akin to Latin domāre to tame

Other words from Tame

tame·ly , adverb
tame·ness , noun
tam·er , noun
o·ver·tame , adjective
o·ver·tame·ly , adverb
o·ver·tame·ness , noun
un·tame , adjective
un·tame·ly , adverb
un·tame·ness , noun
un·tamed , adjective
well-tamed , adjective

Word origin for Tame

Old English tam; related to Old Norse tamr, Old High German zam

Synonyms for Tame

docile, gentle, harmless, manageable, mild, subdued, acclimatized, bridled, broken, busted, civilized, cultivated, disciplined, habituated, harnessed, muzzled, overcome, trained, yoked, amenable, biddable, domestic, fearless, gentle as a lamb, housebroken, kindly, meek, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, tractable, unafraid, unresisting