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domable

Syllables: dom·a·ble/ˈdəʊməbl̩/US/ˈdoʊməbl̩/

domable adjective: capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.

domable: capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable
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Adjective

domable (comparative more domable, superlative most domable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.
    • And this may alſo bee the reaſon, why God preſenting all other creatures to the preſence of man, he did not likewiſe bring him the fiſhes as well as the beaſts of all ſpecies and kindes, because the beaſts being domable, and eaſie to be tamed by man (at leaſtway whiles man was ſubject to God) might...1617, [John Salkeld], A Treatise of Paradise. And the Principall Contents thereof: […] , London: Printed by Edward Griffin for Nathaniel Butter, →OCLC, page 188
    • Alpaca. (Camelus Pacos,) also Paco. […] This animal, like the camel, is domable, and will carry from seven to nine stone; it will fall on its knees for the convenient reception and exoneration of its burthen.1815, Antonio de Alcedo, “Provincial Terms, &c.”, in G[eorge] A[lexander] Thompson, editor, The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies. Containing and Entire...

Synonyms of domable

Antonyms

Forms of domable

comparativemore domable
superlativemost domable

Origin of domable

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.

Words formed from domable

  • domableness

Questions about domable

What does domable mean?
Domable means capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.
What part of speech is domable?
Domable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce domable?
Domable is pronounced /ˈdəʊməbl̩/ (UK).

Words near domable in the dictionary

  1. Dom. Rep.
  2. dom/me
  3. dom/mes
  4. DOMA
  5. Domaaki
  6. domable
  7. Domagala
  8. Domagalas
  9. domage
  10. domages
  11. Domagocdoc

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