tameness

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noun

The state or quality of being tame.

Similar
jejunityjejunenessvapidityvapidnessdomestication
Opposite
wildness
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Meanings

nountameness (countable and uncountable, plural tamenesses)

plural tamenesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being tame.
  2. countablerareThe result or product of being tame.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being vapid and unsophisticated

Similar
jejunityjejunenessvapidityvapidness
Broader
dullness

nounthe attribute of having been domesticated

Similar
domestication
Opposite
wildness
Broader
tractabilitytractablenessflexibility
Also see
domesticationjejunenessjejunityvapidityvapidness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tame + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish kesyys
  • kesyysstate or quality of being tame
French mansuétude
  • mansuétudestate or quality of being tame
Spanish insipidez
  • insipidezstate or quality of being tame

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metanessmeatness
Cite this entry
APA

tameness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tameness

MLA

“tameness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tameness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tameness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tameness.

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