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Message board > Opposite of dangerous
Opposite of dangerous
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apayala
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Opposite of dangerous
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Maybe a silly question, but, which is the opposite of dangerous when referring to animals?
calm?
meek?
docile?
 I don�t know... |
6 Jan 2011
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Mar0919
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I think "tame" could fit in here.... |
6 Jan 2011
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yanogator
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Yes, I agree with "tame".
Bruce |
6 Jan 2011
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edrodmedina
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Doesn �t tame infer intervention? Docile would be my choice. |
6 Jan 2011
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yanogator
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"Docile" is also a good choice. If you think about it, though, Ed, I think you �ll realize that you have heard people talk about tame squirrels in their yard, and similar situations (although the squirrels would be because of living close to humans, but not necessarily direct intervention/interaction).
Bruce |
6 Jan 2011
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apayala
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 a cat is tamer than a lion or a cat is more docile than a lion?
Which one would you choose then?.... |
6 Jan 2011
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Mar0919
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I think both can be used, to infer the same meaning, depending on the situation.
"There were lots of tame animals in the zoo, some were more docile than others..." |
6 Jan 2011
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Jayho
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I agree with Ed. A tour guide once told me that untrained wild animals that were used to humans, fearless of humans, were not classed as tame. The tour guide didn�t give a word to describe this but I guess docile fits well. For example, in our zoo you can walk through enclosures that contain non-dangerous native animals such as kangaroos. These kangaroos have not been trained in any way but they are used to people constantly trailing through the enclosure. They are docile animals.
However, in teaching, we usually just teach tame as the opposite of wild.
Cheers
Jayho |
6 Jan 2011
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valentinaper
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Another suggestion, although on a more general level, would be "harmless". I mean, if it �s not going to hurt you... |
7 Jan 2011
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tancredo
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What about innofensive animals? |
7 Jan 2011
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