tameness
- noun
- /ˈteɪmnəs/
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aburrimiento
- The tameness of the movie made it hard for audiences to stay engaged.
Examples
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"The fawning, which in Homer conveys the emasculation of her victims' bewitched condition, returns here as contemptible domesticity, tameness, loss of individuality, sheepishness.
Academic text (1997) -
Her writing style is marked by a certain tameness that lacks the vibrancy of contemporary authors.
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The tameness of the restaurant's menu disappointed those looking for unique flavors.
Synonyms
2
3.8
A state that makes you lose interest
1
4.1
A pleasant, polite style that feels too safe or insincere
1
4.9
A lack of taste and energy in food or writing
1
3.7
Something that is not interesting or exciting
1
9.3
A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing
1
5.1
A plain, dull appearance with no bright color or style
1
9.6
Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull
1
8.5
Being too ready to copy others and not act on your own
A feeling that something is dull and boring
Being dull and without strong taste or interest
A lack of new ideas that makes something seem dull and familiar
Not having new ideas or ways of doing things
The quality of being dull and simple without much real meaning
A simple, dull quality that makes something uninteresting
The quality of being ordinary and not exciting
A state of being ordinary and not exciting
A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring
A style of dressing that looks plain and old-fashioned
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tameness can also mean being dull or not exciting; this sense grew from tame meaning 'not wild', and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine a tame show that is safe but boring.