Tenderness Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Tenderness

Meaning 1 : a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

    Synonyms : softheartedness
Meaning 2 : warm compassionate feelings

    Synonyms : tenderheartedness
Meaning 3 : 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 : rawness,  soreness
Meaning 4 : a positive feeling of liking

    Synonyms : affection,  affectionateness,  fondness,  heart,  philia,  warmheartedness,  warmness
Meaning 5 : a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling


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