domestication
NounSynonyms:
tameness
WordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- the attribute of having been domesticatedSynonyms: tameness
- accommodation to domestic life“her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Domestication \Do*mes`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. domestication.] The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals. [1913 Webster]