Domestication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

adaptation to intimate association with human beings

the attribute of having been domesticated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌiːɡoʊsɪntˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dəmˌɛstɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəmˌɛstɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌiːɡoʊsɪntˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tameness

Antonyms

wildness

Parts of Speech

noun	adaptation to intimate association with human beings
noun	the attribute of having been domesticated
noun	accommodation to domestic life “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”

Word Forms

tame

adjective

very docile; ; - Langston Hughes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Domestizierung

Anpassung an den innigen Umgang mit Menschen

🇪🇸Spanish

domesticación

Adaptación a la asociación íntima con seres humanos.

🇮🇹Italian

addomesticamento

adattamento all’intima associazione con gli esseri umani

🇳🇱Dutch

domesticatie

aanpassing aan intieme omgang met mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

domesticação

adaptação à associação íntima com seres humanos

🇷🇺Russian

приручение

адаптация к тесному общению с людьми

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पातलू बनाने का कार्य

मनुष्य के साथ घनिष्ठ संबंध के लिए अनुकूलन

🇧🇩Bengali

গৃহপালিত

মানুষের সাথে ঘনিষ্ঠ মেলামেশায় অভিযোজন

🇮🇳Tamil

வளர்ப்பு

மனிதர்களுடனான நெருக்கமான தொடர்புக்கு தழுவல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెంపకం

మానవులతో సన్నిహిత అనుబంధానికి అనుగుణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

पाळणे

मानवाशी घनिष्ट सहवासात रुपांतर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘરેલું

મનુષ્ય સાથે ઘનિષ્ઠ જોડાણ માટે અનુકૂલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಳಗಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಮನುಷ್ಯರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿಕಟ ಸಂಬಂಧಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗാർഹികവൽക്കരണം

മനുഷ്യരുമായുള്ള അടുപ്പമുള്ള സഹവാസവുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਤੂਤਾ

ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਸਬੰਧਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھریلو

انسانوں کے ساتھ مباشرت کے لیے موافقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驯化

适应与人类的亲密交往

🇯🇵Japanese

家畜化

人間との親密な関係への適応

🇰🇷Korean

길들임

인간과의 친밀한 관계에 대한 적응

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuần hóa

thích nghi với sự kết hợp mật thiết với con người

🇹🇭Thai

การทำให้เชื่อง

การปรับตัวให้เข้ากับความสัมพันธ์ใกล้ชิดกับมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

domestikasi

adaptasi terhadap hubungan intim dengan manusia

🇲🇾Malay

domestikasi

penyesuaian diri kepada pergaulan intim dengan manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدجين

التكيف مع العلاقة الحميمة مع البشر

🇮🇷Persian

اهلی شدن

سازگاری با معاشرت صمیمانه با انسان

🇹🇷Turkish

evcilleştirme

insanlarla yakın ilişkilere uyum

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּיוּת

הסתגלות לקשר אינטימי עם בני אדם

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The primary meaning of 'domestication' is 'adaptation to intimate association with human beings'.

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