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- Dictionarytame/teɪm/
adjective
- 1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated: "the fish are so tame you have to push them away" Similar Opposite
- 2. not exciting, adventurous, or controversial: derogatory "network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. domesticate (an animal): "wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed" Similar
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TAME definition: 1. (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long…. Learn more.
The meaning of TAME is reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated. How to use tame in a sentence.
adjective. changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition. (of animals) not fearful of human contact.
If something is tame, it cannot surprise or injure you. It’s predictable. Tame can be used as an adjective or verb. A circus lion is tame (adjective) because it’s been tamed (verb). A “lion-tamer” beat the wildness out of it. Sometimes tame isn’t fun — and not just for the bears who ride bicycles under the Big Top.
adj. 1. changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition. 2. (of animals) not fearful of human contact. 3. lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive: a tame personality. 4. flat, insipid, or uninspiring: a tame ending to a book. 5. slow-moving: a tame current.
If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. [ disapproval ] Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame.
Definition of tame adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.