handtame
handtame · more handtame · most handtame
handzahm
Tame and accustomed to being held in the handTame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile
Meaning
1 sensesTame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile
handzahm
Translations
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By meaning 1
tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; mild; meek; humble; docile:
Origin
From Middle English handtame, from Old English handtam (“tame enough to be handled”), fromFrom Middle English handtame, from Old English handtam (“tame enough to be handled”), from Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to hand + tame. Cognate with Dutch handtam (“handtame”), German Low German handtamm (“handtame”), German handzahm (“handtame”).
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Forms
more handtame, most handtame| Comparative | more handtame Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most handtame Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhand-tameness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form