B2adjectivenaturemedia
US/teɪm/
UK/teɪm/
not wild, because trained to live with people; also not exciting or strong
In context
The fox was so tame that it ate from her hand.
After the thrilling first season, the sequel felt rather tame.
Compared with last year's protests, this one was fairly tame.
Words that go with tame
adjective + noun
- tame animalA tame animal is used to being near people.
- tame endingMany fans found the tame ending disappointing.
adjective + preposition
- tame by comparisonAfter the horror film we saw last week, this one seemed tame by comparison.
adverb + adjective
- fairly tameThe ride is fairly tame, so young children can enjoy it.
- relatively tameThe debate was relatively tame this time.
- perfectly tameThe deer looked perfectly tame in the park.