Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun domestication
3 senses of domestication
Sense 1
domestication -- (adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
=> adaptation, adaption, adjustment -- (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
Sense 2
tameness, domestication -- (the attribute of having been domesticated)
=> tractability, tractableness, flexibility -- (the trait of being easily persuaded)
Sense 3
domestication -- (accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication")
=> adjustment, accommodation, fitting -- (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)