Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tameness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: tame-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being tame.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being tame.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tame Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tameness From tame + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tamenesses (plural)

Phrases

hand-tameness insular tameness island tameness

Synonyms

domestication jejunity jejuneness vapidity vapidness

Questions

What does tameness mean?: The state or quality of being tame.
Where does tameness come from?: Etymology tree English tame Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tameness From tame + -ness.

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