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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
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- /teɪm/
Definitions of tamed word
- adjective tamed changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 1
- adjective tamed without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat. 1
- adjective tamed tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition. 1
- adjective tamed lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party. 1
- adjective tamed spiritless or pusillanimous. 1
- adjective tamed not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around. 1
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Origin of tamed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (v.) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English temen to tame, Old English temian, derivative of tam; cognate with Old Norse temja, Gothic gatamjan; akin to Latin domāre to tame
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Parts of speech for Tamed
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tamed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tamed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tamed
adj tamed
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
adjective tamed
- controlled — held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
verb tamed
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- gentled — Simple past tense and past participle of gentle.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
Top questions with tamed
- what does tamed mean?
- you become responsible forever for what you ve tamed?
- the devil who tamed her?