Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-tameness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: hand--tame-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being handtame

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In any case it is easy to strike up a very happy relationship with one's garden Robin without even approaching the hand-tameness sought by Lord Grey."
"O It's Vour Choice: Many people lose their parrots' hand tameness because they take it for granted."
"Sadly, people allow their Green-wings to lose their hand tameness and, therefore, compromise their pet potential."

Etymology

From Middle English handtamenesse, equivalent to handtame + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: handtamenesse
Suffix: handtame

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

handtameness (alternative) hand tameness (alternative)

Questions

What does hand-tameness mean?: The state, quality, or condition of being handtame
Where does hand-tameness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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