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tameness

noun as in gentleness

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In the animal kingdom, besides the elephants, I was much struck by the number and tameness of the ravens of Ceylon.

Sir Orlando had been a little carried away by his own eloquence and the Duke's tameness, and had interrupted the Duke.

Correct tameness is the usual character of classical allusion in authors well versed in classical studies.

Lengthening the pause without increasing the touch suggests tameness, sluggishness, or dullness of thought.

Long may he endure to enliven the drear tameness of civilization with a memory of the world's old wildness.

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On this page you'll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tameness, such as: meekness, and obedience.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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