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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
Definitions of tamest word
- adjective tamest changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 1
- adjective tamest 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 tamest tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition. 1
- adjective tamest lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party. 1
- adjective tamest spiritless or pusillanimous. 1
- adjective tamest 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 tamest
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 Tamest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tamest 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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