Difference between revisions of "Tenderness"
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:b : immature, young <children of tender age> | :b : immature, young <children of tender age> | ||
:c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials> | :c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials> | ||
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*3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer [[emotion]]s : fond, loving <a tender lover> | *3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer [[emotion]]s : fond, loving <a tender lover> |
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Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French tendre, from Latin tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight — more at thin
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 a : having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet>
- b : easily chewed : succulent
- 2 a : physically weak : not able to endure hardship
- b : immature, young <children of tender age>
- c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials>
- 3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving <a tender lover>
- 4 a : showing care : considerate, solicitous <tender regard>
- b : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable <a tender conscience>
- 5 a : appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character : gentle, mild <tender breeding> <tender irony>
- b : delicate or soft in quality or tone <never before heard the piano sound so tender — Elva S. Daniels>
- 6 obsolete : dear, precious
- 7 a : sensitive to touch or palpation <the bruise was still tender>
- b : sensitive to injury or insult : touchy <tender pride>
- c : demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish <a tender situation>
- d of a boat : easily tipped by an external force
— ten·der·ly adverb — ten·der·ness noun