tameness
- a word derived from tame.
Example Sentences
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When Charles Darwin visited in 1835, he extensively noted the universal tameness of Galápagos wildlife in his memoir, ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But there’s also some solid evidence that humans domesticated ourselves, selecting tameness over aggression.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
We were selecting dogs for docility and tameness, but these traits were genetically linked to the tail-wagging behavior.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2024
Garcia attributed much of this year’s tameness to the rains, which ended the “off the charts” dryness that had plagued the landscape in recent years, priming it to burn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
