tamable

4.5

Can learn to be calm and obey people, for example animals

adjective
/ˈteɪməbl/

: domesticable

The horses on the island were surprisingly tamable after just a few weeks of gentle handling.

Examples

Some animals are tamable with the right training.
Some wild animals are not tamable, no matter how much you train them.
Researchers hope the new breed will be more tamable than its aggressive ancestors.
Is this species tamable for domestic use?
With patience and consistency, many wild animals can become tamable companions.
The shelter focuses on rescuing dogs that are tamable and suitable for adoption.
Some horse breeds are naturally more tamable than others, making training easier.

Synonyms

tameable

vstamable

3.5

Able to be trained to live with people

has identical meaning but uses the shorter spelling

domesticable

vstamable

Specialized

7.0

People can tame and train an animal to live with them or for work

focuses on ability to become less wild or more obedient

Antonyms

wild

∞ 1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

untamable

2 7.0

Cannot be controlled or made gentle

How Tame

domesticated

Specialized

3.1

tame

11 1.0

tamable

4.5

feral

4 5.7

wild

142 2.8

Surface Forms

tamable positive

tamabler comparative

tamablest superlative

Morphology

tamable = tame (transparent) = tame + able

Formed by productive suffixation of '-able' to the verb 'tame', yielding 'capable of being tamed', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Tamable comes from tame, which means 'calm' or 'trained', plus the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. Imagine a trainer, a tamer, teaching a wild animal tricks; if the animal can learn, it is tamable. So, tamable means 'able to be made calm or trained'.