tame

adjective/teɪm/

Frequency rank: #7,177 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

(of an animal) not wild or afraid of people; gentle and easy to handle.

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Example sentence

The explorers were surprised to find that the wild birds on the island were completely tame and would eat from their hands.

Synonyms & related words

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