adj.
Pronunciation: ' t ā m
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: 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