tame

[ teym ]

/ teɪm /

adjective, 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.

verb (used with object), 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.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

to become tame.

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

SYNONYMS FOR tame

3 meek, subdued.

4 flat, empty, vapid, boring, tedious, uninteresting.

5 cowardly, dastardly.

9 break, subdue.

12 calm, mollify.

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ANTONYMS FOR tame

1 wild.

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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

Words nearby tame

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

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The untamed violence of the man had appalled her, but his abrupt resumption of self-control was almost more terrible.

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Little Saxon jerked up his head and looked at his master with glaring, untamed eyes.

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British Dictionary definitions for untamed (1 of 2)

untamed

/ (ʌnˈteɪmd) /

adjective

not cultivated, domesticated, or controlled beautiful untamed wilderness

British Dictionary definitions for untamed (2 of 2)

tame

/ (teɪm) /

adjective

changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition

(of animals) not fearful of human contact

lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive a tame personality

flat, insipid, or uninspiring a tame ending to a book

slow-moving a tame current

verb (tr)

to make tame; domesticate

to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb

to tone down, soften, or mitigate

Derived forms of tame

tamable or tameable, adjective tamability, tameability, tamableness or tameableness, noun tameless, adjective tamely, adverb

tameness, noun tamer, noun

Word Origin for tame

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

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tame

adjective, tam·er, tam·est.

verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

Origin of tame

SYNONYMS FOR tame

ANTONYMS FOR tame

OTHER WORDS FROM tame

Words nearby tame

Example sentences from the Web for untamed

British Dictionary definitions for untamed (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for untamed (2 of 2)

adjective

verb (tr)

Derived forms of tame

Word Origin for tame

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tame

adjective, tam·er, tam·est.

verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

Origin of tame

SYNONYMS FOR tame

ANTONYMS FOR tame

OTHER WORDS FROM tame

Words nearby tame

Words related to untamed

Example sentences from the Web for untamed

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British Dictionary definitions for untamed (2 of 2)

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verb (tr)

Derived forms of tame

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British Dictionary definitions for untamed (1 of 2)