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Tameness
The quality or state of being tame.
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Broader term 3
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightn…
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The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or…
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The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
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of Tame
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of Tame
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Synonym 3
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals.
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The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.
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The quality or state of being vapid; vapidness.
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68% interchangeable
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