tameness

«tameness» in Mova's school dictionary: being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (tameness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them. tree →

2) Tameness can mean being dull, mild or not exciting enough: the tameness of a boring film. tree →

sense 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 →
• Animals on the Galápagos Islands are famous for their tameness. tree →
• The hamster's tameness grew as we handled it gently. tree →
• Critics complained about the tameness of the ending. tree →
• The tameness of the deer in the park comes from being fed. tree →
• Tameness can be dangerous for wild animals near roads. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tameness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.