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🐄 Tamed for humans 🏡 Used to home life
domesticated

domesticated

3.6
Comfortable living at home and good at housework
  • adjective
  • /dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : acostumbrado a la vida doméstica
  • I'm tamed and I'm domesticated and I'm an indoor Aries.

But outside of that, she was mostly in the domain of domesticated duties.

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Examples

  • They were like, they didn't make us feel bad about being domesticated the way we are.

    Bussin' With The Boys

  • But outside of that, she was mostly in the domain of domesticated duties.

    Rich Roll

  • So in some sense, humans have become domesticated entities.

  • We're becoming more and more homogenized and domesticated as a species.

  • Which domesticated darling devours this dish?

  • The idea of, of rewilding is that we've been kind of domesticated when animals are in a zoo.

  • The idea of of rewilding is that we've been kind of domesticated when animals are in a zoo.

  • Then of, you know, she gets the reboot, but she's not domesticated again, so she gets bounced, right?

    ReasonTV

  • Dead horse, Ketchup, mustard, relish, or a solid hoofed plant eating domesticated mammal with a flowing mane and tail that is deceased.

  • Dogs are often considered domesticated animals because they are friendly and used to living with people.

Antonyms

wild
∞ 1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

untamed
15 3.8

In a natural state that people do not tame, like wild animals or places

Compounds

domesticated animal
  • Specialized
2 1.1

An animal people keep and breed to live with them or help them

domesticated silkworm moth
  • Specialized
8.1

A creamy white Asian moth bred by people whose caterpillars make most silk

How Domestic

domesticated
3.6

Surface Forms

domesticated positive

Morphology

domesticated = domesticate (semi-transparent) = domestic + ate + ed

Formation is regular (domestic → domesticate → domesticated) but the sense 'accustomed to home life' is a figurative extension and not an exact synonym of 'tamed', so inference is possible but may be partial for learners.

Etymology

Domesticated comes from the Latin root domus which means 'house' or 'home'. That's why we also use it for people who are used to home life and comfortable with household routines like cooking and cleaning.