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# tameness

noun (tameness — uncountable)

«tameness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#m1)
2. Tameness can mean being dull, mild or not exciting enough: the tameness of a boring film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on animals and in pet care, the tameness of an animal shows how used to humans it is. On remote islands, some birds show great tameness because they have never learned to fear people. In reviews and stories, «tameness» means something was too mild. Phrases: «the tameness of the birds».

### Examples

- The tameness of the robin surprised us — it ate from my hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x1)
- Animals on the Galápagos Islands are famous for their tameness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x2)
- The hamster's tameness grew as we handled it gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x3)
- Critics complained about the tameness of the ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x4)
- The tameness of the deer in the park comes from being fed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x5)
- Tameness can be dangerous for wild animals near roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; from «tame» + -ness. A tame animal is not the same as a «domesticated» one: a single wild animal can become tame, but domesticated animals (like dogs) were changed over many generations.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tameness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tameness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tameness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tameness.html) on Mova free.