Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tenderness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tenderness \Ten"der*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the
adjective).
Syn: Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness;
pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tenderness
n 1: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2: a pain that is felt when the area is touched [syn: {soreness}]
3: warm compassionate feelings [syn: {tenderheartedness}]
4: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn:
{affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]
5: a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially
someone defenseless) [syn: {softheartedness}]
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