ten·der 1 (t n d r)adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est 1. a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal. b. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef. 2. Young and vulnerable: of tender age. 3. Frail; delicate. 4. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots. 5. a. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin. b. Painful; sore: a tender tooth. 6. a. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern. b. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad. c. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart. 7. Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank. tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders 1. To make tender. 2. Archaic To treat with tender regard. [Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] ten der·ly adv.ten der·ness n. |
| ten·der 2 (tndr) n. 1. A formal offer, as: a. Law An offer of money or service in payment of an obligation. b. A written offer to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate; a bid. 2. Something, especially money, offered in payment. tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation. See Synonyms at offer. [From French tendre, to offer, from Old French, from Latin tendere, to hold forth, extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] ten der·er n. |
| tend·er 3 (tndr) n. 1. One who tends something: a lathe tender. 2. Nautical A vessel attendant on other vessels, especially one that ferries supplies between ship and shore. 3. A railroad car attached to the rear of a locomotive and designed to carry fuel and water. |
tender 1
Adjective
1. (of cooked food) having softened and become easy to chew or cut
2. gentle and kind: tender loving care
3. vulnerable or sensitive: at the tender age of 9
4. painful when touched: his wrist was swollen and tender [Old French tendre]
tenderly adv
tenderness n
tenderness n
tender 2
Verb
1. to present or offer: he tendered his resignation
2. to make a formal offer or estimate for a job or contract: contractors tendering for government work
Noun
a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate: the government invited tenders to run television and radio services [Latin tendere to extend]
tenderer n
tendering n
tendering n
tender 3
Noun
1. a small boat that brings supplies to larger vessels in a port
2. a wagon attached to the rear of a steam locomotive that carries the fuel and water [variant of attender]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tender - something that can be used as an official medium of paymentmedium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region food stamp - a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food |
| 2. |  tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anothercompanion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar) gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion | |
| 3. | tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" overbid - a bid that is higher than preceding bids buyout bid - a bid to buy all of a person's holdings | |
| 4. | tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water railcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" | |
| 5. |  tender - a boat for communication between ship and shoreboat - a small vessel for travel on water gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain | |
| 6. |  tender - ship that usually provides supplies to other shipsship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Verb | 1. | tender - offer or present for acceptance |
| 2. | tender - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder | |
| 3. | tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements | |
| 4. | tender - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" | |
| Adj. | 1. | tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" |
| 2. | tender - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" | |
| 3. | tender - young and immature; "at a tender age" | |
| 4. |  tender - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" | |
| 5. | tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" tough - resistant to cutting or chewing | |
| 6. |  tender - physically untoughened; "tender feet"weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | |
| 7. | tender - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail boat - a small vessel for travel on water unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" | |
| 8. | tender - (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots" delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
tender 1
adjective 1. gentle, loving, kind, caring, warm, sympathetic, fond, sentimental, humane, affectionate, compassionate, benevolent, considerate, merciful, amorous, warm-hearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely (informal) << OPPOSITE harsh
adjective 2. romantic, moving, touching, emotional, sentimental, poignant, evocative, soppy Brit. (informal)
adjective 3. vulnerable, young, sensitive, new, green, raw, youthful, inexperienced, immature, callow, impressionable, unripe, wet behind the ears (informal) << OPPOSITE experienced
tender 2
Translations
tender [ˈtɛndəʳ] adj → tierno, blando (= delicate); delicado (= sore); sensible (= affectionate); tierno, cariñoso
vt → ofrecer;
tender [ˈtɛndəʳ] adj → tendre (= delicate); délicat(e) (= sore); sensible (= affectionate); tendre, doux(douce)
n (Comm) (= offer); soumission f (= money);
to put in a tender (for) → faire une soumission (pour);
to put work out to tender (Brit) → mettre un contrat en adjudication
tender [ˈtɛndəʳ] adj [person, care] → zärtlich; [heart] → gut; [sore] → empfindlich; [meat, age] → zart
n (Comm) → Angebot nt;
(money);
legal tender → gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel nt vt [+ offer] → vorlegen [+ resignation]; einreichen [+ apology]; anbieten;
to put work out to tender (Brit) → Arbeiten ausschreiben
tender [ˈtɛndəʳ] adj → tenero/a (= sore); sensibile;
(fig) [subject] → delicato/a
vt → offrire;
to put in a tender (for) → fare un'offerta (per);
to tender one's resignation → presentare le proprie dimissioni
adj tender [ˈtendə]
1 soft; not hard or tough The meat is tender. mals طَري мек měkký mør zart τρυφερός, μαλακός, απαλός tierno pehme نرم murea tendre עָדִין मुलायम, नरम mekan, nježan lágy, puha lunak mjúkur, meyr tenero 柔らかい 연한 minkštas mīksts; maigs lembut mals mør, bløt miękki tenro fraged мягкий mäkký mehek mek mör อ่อนนุ่ม yumuşak, körpe 嫩的 м'який نرم mềm 嫩的
2 sore; painful when touched His injured leg is still tender. gevoelig رَقيق، مُرْهَف болезнен citlivý, bolestivý øm empfindlich ευαίσθητος sensible, delicado; dolorido valulik دردناک arka sensible, douloureux רָגִיש दुखद osjetljiv érzékeny memar viðkvæmur sensibile 敏感な (건드리면) 아픈 jautrus, skaudus jutīgs; sāpīgs sakit gevoelig sår, øm chory, obolały dorido dureros, sensibil болезненный bolestivý občutljiv osetljiv öm มีความรู้สึกไว ağrılı, dokununca acıyan []敏感的；一觸即痛的 чутливий; вразливий نازک đau, gây đau 一触即痛的
3 loving; gentle She had a tender heart. lieftallige رَقيق، لَطيف، مُحِب нежен něžný kærligt; ømt weich τρυφερός, στοργικός tierno, afectuoso õrn, hell پر مهر hellä tendre רַחֲמָן प्रेममय blag, nježan gyengéd lemah lembut ástúðlegur, blíður tenero 優しい 다정한 švelnus maigs; mīlošs; liegs lembut liefhebbend kjærlig, øm czuły terno tandru нежный nežný nežen nežan öm, kärleksfull ที่แสดงถึงความรักใคร่ yumuşak, sevecen 溫柔的 ніжний, люблячий محبت کرنے والا، شريف đáng yêu 温柔的
n tenderness
lieftalligheid نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه، لين нежност měkkost, něha, citlivost ømhed die Zartheit τρυφερότητα ternura hellus مهربانی؛ نرمی hellyys tendresse עֲדִינוּת नरमी, कोमला osjetljivost, blagost érzékenység; puhaság, lágyság; gyöngédség kelembutan blíða tenerezza 優しさ 부드러움 švelnumas maigums; jūtīgums kelembutan zachtheid ømhet; mørhet czułość ternura tandreţe нежность mäkkosť, neha nežnost nežnost ömhet (ความรู้สึก) รักใคร่ şefkat 溫柔 ніжність, м'якість نزاکت sự dịu dàng, tính chất mềm 温柔
adv tenderly
in a loving and gentle manner He kissed her tenderly. lieftallig بطراوَه، بِرِقَّه، بِنُعومَه، بِلين нежно něžně kærligt; ømt zart τρυφερά tiernamente hellalt با مهربانی hellästi tendrement בְּעֲדִינוּת प्रेम से nježno, blago gyengéden dengan lembut blíðlega teneramente 優しく 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; liegi dgn lembut liefdevol ømt, kjærlig czule ternamente tandru нежно nežne nežno nežno ömt อย่างรักใคร่ şefkatle 親切地 ніжно پيار سے say đắm 亲切地
adj tender-ˈhearted
kind and sympathetic; easily made to feel pity. lieftallig رَقيق القَلْب، لَطيف، مُتَعاطِف състрадателен laskavý, soucitný godhjertet weichherzig ευαίσθητος, πονόψυχος bondadoso; compasivo õrnahingeline دل نازک helläsydäminen sensible רַחֲמָן मृदु हृदय वाला meka srca, blag vajszívű simpatik brjóstgóður sensibile 優しい 인정 많은 minkštaširdis labsirdīgs; mīkstu sirdi lembut hati teerhartig kjærlig, ømhjertet o miękkim sercu compassivo sensibil мягкосердечный láskavý, súcitný mehkega srca milosrdan vekhjärtad, ömsint เห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yürekli 軟心腸的 чуйний ہمدرد، نرم دل tốt bụng 软心肠的
n tender-ˈheartedness
lieftalligheid رِقَّة القَلْب състрадателност útlocitnost godhjertethed die Weichherzigkeit ευαισθησία bondad; naturaleza compasiva õrnatundelisus دل نازکی hyväsydämisyys sensibilité רַחֲמָנוּת कोमला, स्नेहीता blagost, osjetljivost lágyszívűség kelembutan hati brjóstgæska sensibilità 優しい心 인정 많음 švelnumas, širdingumas labsirdība; labsirdīgums kelembutan hati teerhartigheid godhet, følsomhet czułość, serdeczność natureza compassiva sensibilitate мягкосердечность súcitnosť rahločutnost milosrdnost ömsinthet ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yüreklilik 軟心腸 чуйність نرم دلي tính tốt bụng 软心肠
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