Main Entry:

¹tame

Pronunciation:

\ˈtām\

Function:

adjective

Inflected Form(s):

tam·er; tam·est

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English tam; akin to Old High German zam tame, Latin domare to tame, Greek damnanai

Date:

before 12th century

1 : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated <tame animals> 2 : made docile and submissive : subdued 3 : lacking spirit, zest, interest, or the capacity to excite : insipid <a tame campaign>

— tame·ly adverb

— tame·ness noun