tame — not wild or fierce; domesticated and gentle
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: not wild or fierce; domesticated and gentle
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪm/
Korean meaning: 길들여진, 온순한
Korean pronunciation: 테임 (강세: 테임)
Example Sentences
- My cat is so tame that it sleeps through thunderstorms.
- The party was disappointingly tame - no one even danced.
- He managed to tame his wild hair with extra gel.
tame
ADJECTIVE//teɪm//
not wild or fierce; domesticated and gentle
💡 Concept
Girl petting her tame tiger
🎵 Rhyme
When wild beasts become tame, they win both game and fame!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/teɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/teɪm/
🌳Etymology
Roottame
Origin
From Old English 'tam' meaning domesticated or gentle, derived from Proto-Germanic '*tamaz', which is related to the concept of breaking in or subduing animals for human use.
🎵Rhyme
famegamenamesameblame
fame
game
name
same
blame
🔗Collocations
tame animal
tame lion
tame one's temper
tame wild horses
rather tame
tame joke
tame party
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat is so tame that it sleeps through thunderstorms.”
“The party was disappointingly tame - no one even danced.”
😄 Fun example
“He managed to tame his wild hair with extra gel.”
“The circus trainer spent years learning to tame lions.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
gentledociledomesticatedmildsubdued
Antonyms
wildfierceuntamed
Related
domesticatetraincivilizecontrol
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