domesticable
Able to tame
Domesticable describes animals or plants capable of being domesticated—bred and adapted to live with humans and serve their purposes.
Dogs, cattle, and wheat are domesticable; tigers and zebras have proven not to be, despite attempts.
Few large mammals turn out to be domesticable.
The word often appears in discussions of why certain species were tamed while others resisted human control.
Able to be controlled
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
moldable · compliant · receptive · amenable · biddable · yielding · responsive · acclimatable
Compliance with authority
- housebreakingTraining pets' bathroom habits
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
conditioning · heeling · recall · handling · desensitization · imprinting
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- herdingManaging animal groups
- farmingCultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- pasturingFeeding animals on grassland
enclosure · feeding · sheltering · veterinary · gelding · culling · weaning · milking
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
chickens · ducks · geese · turkeys · llamas · alpacas · rabbits · donkeys
Forming close connections
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tamenessState of being docile
- trustConfidence in another
attachment · rapport · sociability · gentleness · friendliness · handleability · cohabitation · interdependence
manageable
Able to be controlled
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- malleableCapable of being shaped
pliable · moldable · compliant · receptive · amenable · biddable · yielding · responsive · acclimatable · conditionable
obedience
Compliance with authority
- housebreakingTraining pets' bathroom habits
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
socialization · conditioning · heeling · recall · handling · desensitization · imprinting
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- herdingManaging animal groups
- farmingCultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
pasturing · enclosure · feeding · sheltering · veterinary · gelding · culling · weaning · milking · shearing
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
horses · chickens · ducks · geese · turkeys · llamas · alpacas · rabbits · donkeys · camels
bonding
Forming close connections
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tamenessState of being docile
trust · attachment · rapport · sociability · gentleness · friendliness · handleability · cohabitation · interdependence
domesticableundomesticable
Impossible to tame
untamable · untameable · intractable · wild · untrainable
domesticableferal
Wild after domestication
wild · savage · undomesticated · fierce · free-ranging
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