| Definition of 'tenderness' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tenderness
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2. (noun) tenderness, soreness, rawness
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
"the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
3. (noun) tenderness, tenderheartedness
warm compassionate feelings
4. (noun) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
a positive feeling of liking
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
5. (noun) softheartedness, tenderness
a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
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| Definition of 'tenderness' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tenderness
the quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective)
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Sense: loving; gentle
She had a tender heart.
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 Afrikaans: lieftalligheid |
 Arabic: نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه |
 Bulgarian: нежност |
 Brazilian: ternura |
 Czech: měkkost, něha, citlivost |
 German: die Zartheit |
 Danish: ømhed |
 Greek: τρυφερότητα |
 Spanish: ternura |
 Estonian: hellus |
 Farsi: مهربانی؛ نرمی |
 Finnish: hellyys |
 French: tendresse |
 Hebrew: עֲדִינוּת |
 Hindi: नरमी, कोमला |
 Croatian: osjetljivost, blagost |
 Hungarian: érzékenység; puhaság, lág |
 Indonesian: kelembutan |
 Icelandic: blíða |
 Italian: tenerezza |
 Japanese: 優しさ |
 Korean: 부드러움, 애정어린 |
 Lithuanian: švelnumas |
 Latvian: maigums; jūtīgums |
 Malay: kelembutan |
 Dutch: zachtheid |
 Norwegian: ømhet; mørhet |
 Polish: czułość |
 Portuguese: ternura |
 Romanian: tandreţe |
 Russian: нежность |
 Slovak: mäkkosť, neha |
 Slovenian: nežnost |
 Serbian: nežnost |
 Swedish: ömhet |
 Thai: ความอ่อนโยน |
 Turkish: şefkat |
 Taiwanese: 溫柔 |
 Ukrainian: ніжність, м'якість |
 Urdu: نزاکت |
 Vietnamese: sự dịu dàng, tính chất mề |
 Chinese: 温柔 |
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