| NOUN | attribute | tenderness | a tendency to express warm / warm and affectionate feeling |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | tenderness, soreness, rawness | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) | |
| feeling | tenderness, tenderheartedness | warm / warm compassionate feelings | |
| feeling | tenderness, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia | a positive feeling of liking | |
| feeling | tenderness, softheartedness | a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) |
| Sounds | teh'ndernahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A tendency to express warm / warm and affectionate feeling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth | A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |
| Spanish | afecto, amor, cariño, ternura | |
| Catalan | afecte, amor, estima, tendresa | |
| Adjectives | tender | having or displaying warmth or affection |
| Meaning | A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness" | |
| Synonyms | soreness, rawness | |
| Narrower | chafe | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
| chafing | soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction | |
| rebound tenderness | pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released | |
| Broader | pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| Spanish | incomodidad, irritación, molestia, sensibilidad | |
| Catalan | adoloriment, incomoditat, irritació, molèstia, sensibilitat | |
| Adjectives | tender | physically untoughened |
| tender | hurting | |
| Meaning | warm / warm compassionate feelings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | tenderheartedness | |
| Broader | compassion, compassionateness | A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
| Spanish | bondad, ternura | |
| Catalan | bondat, tendresa | |
| Adjectives | tender | given to sympathy / sympathy / sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality |
| Meaning | A positive feeling of liking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia | |
| Narrower | attachment, fond regard | A feeling of affection for a person or an institution |
| protectiveness | A feeling of protective affection | |
| regard, respect | A feeling of friendship and esteem | |
| soft spot | A sentimental affection | |
| Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| Spanish | afección, afectividad, afecto, afición, amor, apego, cariño, filia, simpatía, ternura | |
| Catalan | afecció, afecte, simpatia, tendresa | |
| Adjectives | tender | having or displaying warmth or affection |
| Meaning | A feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | softheartedness | |
| Broader | concern | A feeling of sympathy for someone or something |
| Spanish | ternura | |
| Adjectives | tender | given to sympathy / sympathy / sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality |
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