- tenderness
- noun see tender I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tenderness
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Tenderness — can mean:*a tendency to express warm, compassionate, or affectionate feelings *tenderness (medicine) pain or discomfort when an affected area is touchedOther* Tenderness (song), a song by General Public * Tenderness (film), a 2008 filmee… … Wikipedia
Tenderness — Ten der*ness, n. The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective). [1913 Webster] Syn: Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness; pity; clemency; mildness; mercy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenderness — index affection, affinity (regard), benevolence (disposition to do good), consideration (sympathetic regard) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tenderness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great ▪ genuine, real, true ▪ surprising … OF TENDERNESS ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Tenderness — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tenderness signifie tendresse en anglais. Cinéma et télévision Tenderness est un court métrage britannique réalisé par Charlotte Rayner en 2005.… … Wikipédia en Français
tenderness — n. kindness, care 1) to show tenderness 2) tenderness towards * * * [ tendənɪs] [ kindness, care ] to show tenderness tenderness towards … Combinatory dictionary
tenderness — noun 1) I felt an enormous tenderness for her Syn: affection, fondness, love, devotion, loving kindness, emotion, sentiment 2) with unexpected tenderness, he told her what had happened Syn: kindness, kindliness, kindheartedness … Thesaurus of popular words
tenderness — noun a) a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness. b) concern for the feelings or welfare of others … Wiktionary
tenderness — noun 1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑tender • Hypernyms: ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑lovingness, ↑warmth 2. a feeling of concern for the we … Useful english dictionary
tenderness — Ⅰ. tender [1] ► ADJECTIVE (tenderer, tenderest) 1) gentle and sympathetic. 2) (of food) easy to cut or chew. 3) (of a part of the body) sensitive. 4) young and vulnerable. 5) requi … English terms dictionary
Tenderness (disambiguation) — Tenderness may refer to: *Tenderness, a positive form of interaction between lovers and other people *Rebound tenderness, a clinical sign that a doctor may detect in physical examination of a patient s abdomen * Tenderness , a song by Steppenwolf … Wikipedia
