hand-tameness

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being handtame

OriginMiddle English handtamenesse →
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Meanings

nounhand-tameness (uncountable)

alternative handtameness · alternative hand tameness

  1. uncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being handtame

    O It's Vour Choice: Many people lose their parrots' hand tameness because they take it for granted.

    1999, Sally Blanchard, Sally Blanchard's companion parrot handbook
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    In any case it is easy to strike up a very happy relationship with one's garden Robin without even approaching the hand-tameness sought by Lord Grey.

    1984, Chris Mead, Robins

    Sadly, people allow their Green-wings to lose their hand tameness and, therefore, compromise their pet potential.

    2003, Companion Parrot Quarterly - Issues 59-64 - Page 56

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhandtamenesse
  2. Englishhand-tameness

From Middle English handtamenesse, equivalent to handtame + -ness.

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APA

hand-tameness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-tameness

MLA

“hand-tameness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-tameness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-tameness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-tameness.

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