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tameness

/teym/US // teɪm //UK // (teɪm) //

驯服性,驯服,驯服度,驯养

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    tam·er, tam·est.

    • : changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
    • : 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.
    • : tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.
    • : lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party.
    • : spiritless or pusillanimous.
    • : not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around.
    • : brought into service; rendered useful and manageable; under control, as natural resources or a source of power.
    • : cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tamed, tam·ing.

    • : to make tame; domesticate; make tractable.
    • : to deprive of courage, ardor, or zest.
    • : to deprive of interest, excitement, or attractiveness; make dull.
    • : to soften; tone down.
    • : to harness or control; render useful, as a source of power.
    • : to cultivate, as land or plants.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tamed, tam·ing.

    • : to become tame.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insubmissiveness
as intractability
as intractableness

Examples

  • In the animal kingdom, besides the elephants, I was much struck by the number and tameness of the ravens of Ceylon.

  • Sir Orlando had been a little carried away by his own eloquence and the Duke's tameness, and had interrupted the Duke.

  • Correct tameness is the usual character of classical allusion in authors well versed in classical studies.

  • Lengthening the pause without increasing the touch suggests tameness, sluggishness, or dullness of thought.

  • Long may he endure to enliven the drear tameness of civilization with a memory of the world's old wildness.