| NOUN | process | domestication | adaptation to intimate association with human beings |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | domestication, tameness | the attribute of having been domesticated | |
| act | domestication | accommodation to domestic / domestic life |
| Sounds | dahmeh.stahkey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | adaptation to intimate association with human beings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | adaptation, adaption, adjustment | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| Spanish | domesticación | |
| Catalan | domesticació | |
| Meaning | The attribute of having been domesticated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | tameness | |
| Attributes | tame, tamed | Brought from wildness into a domesticated state |
| Broader | tractability, tractableness, flexibility | The trait of being easily persuaded |
| Opposite | wildness | An intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature |
| Spanish | domesticación | |
| Catalan | domesticació | |
| Meaning | accommodation to domestic / domestic life. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication" | |
| Broader | adjustment, accommodation, fitting | making or becoming suitable |
| Spanish | domesticación | |
| Catalan | domesticació | |
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