tenderness
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtɛndərnəs/
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- She looked at the little puppy with great tenderness and affection.
- love and tenderness
- tenderness and affection
- warmth and tenderness
So something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- So something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- And when God speaks to him, he's, he has such, he said, I felt such tenderness and mercy and compassion and love.
- They will face the future together, and they will move on into their life with tenderness.
- It's the younger version of ourselves that either needs rescuing or needs nurturing, needs tenderness.
- So there was a lot of, you know, there was a lot of humour in the house, but there wasn't necessarily a lot of tenderness.
- There's this like real beautiful tenderness and this like rawness and feeling connected to myself, to the world around me.
- Tanner's eyes were grey, not dark, but she looked right through him with a piercing tenderness, undeceived by anything he said or did.
- And yeah, I think there's like, a tenderness to safety, too.
- And so to tenderness I add my action.
Examples
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I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness, and to have the patience that love demands.
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For example, patients judge the quality of care by whether nurses display tenderness and demonstrate respect toward them.
Academic text (2002) -
Will you grace me with your smile, your tenderness, your love?
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I feel such... tenderness towards you.
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We begin with self compassion and tenderness to care for ourselves.
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I remember now the flood of tenderness I had for him, and he for me.
Fiction book (1990) -
When she did kiss me, it was with a tenderness that I wouldn't have expected from Julie.
Fiction book (1992) -
May I hold all of the joys and sorrows of my life with tenderness and kindness.
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The lovely Gladys, of whom you've heard me speak over the years... with tenderness and affection.
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Repeatedly, out poured some stunning economy of insight and tenderness that made you fall helplessly in love with him.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something
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2.7
A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them
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1.4
A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing
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1.0
A friendly, kind feeling in the way someone speaks or acts
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2.8
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
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3.6
A strong liking for someone or something
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1.3
A kind, calm way of treating people or animals
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1.8
A gentle, kind way of acting toward others
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5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
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5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
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3.7
A gentle way of touching or handling people and objects
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3.6
Warm care and kindness that a person shows to others
A kind, gentle feeling that makes you feel sorry for others and want to help them
A feeling of love and care for other people or animals
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
Pain you feel when pressure on the belly is suddenly released, often a sign of swelling in the belly lining
How Tender
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tenderness comes from the Latin root tener, which means 'soft'. Think of a soft touch or a soft heart, and you get the idea that tenderness is a gentle, caring feeling.