English Explanatory Dictionary

domable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.

Pronunciation

/ˈdəʊməbl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-domable.wav /ˈdoʊməbl̩/

Word forms

domable more domable most domable

Etymology

From Late Latin domābilis (“tameable”), from domāre (“to tame”), present infinitive of domō (“to break in, to tame”), from Proto-Italic *domaō (“to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, to tame”); compare Old French domable.

Synonyms

domesticable domesticatable tamable tameable

Antonyms

undomesticable undomesticatable untamable untameable

Derived words

domableness
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