tenderness

ten·der ¹

 (tĕn′dər)

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

To make tender.

n.

A strip of meat, usually chicken, often breaded, deep-fried, and served with a sauce.

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[Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener; see ten- in Indo-European roots. N., possibly short for tenderloin.]

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ten′der·ly adv.

ten′der·ness n.

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ten·der ²

 (tĕn′dər)

n.

1. A formal offer, as:

a. Law An offer to pay the amount due under a debt or 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

1. To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation.

2. Law To offer (payment or performance) pursuant to an obligation.

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[From French tendre, to offer, from Old French, from Latin tendere, to hold forth, extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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ten′der·er n.

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tend·er ³

 (tĕn′dər)

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.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tenderness - a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling affectionateness, lovingness, fondness, warmth - a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
	2.	tenderness - 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" soreness, rawness chafing - soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" rebound tenderness - pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation chafe - soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
	3.	tenderness - warm compassionate feelings tenderheartedness compassion, compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
	4.	tenderness - 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" affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, heart feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" attachment, fond regard - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution protectiveness - a feeling of protective affection regard, respect - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" soft spot - a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"
	5.	tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) softheartedness concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

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tenderness

noun

1. gentleness, love, affection, liking, care, consideration, sympathy, pity, humanity, warmth, mercy, attachment, compassion, devotion, kindness, fondness, sentimentality, benevolence, humaneness, amorousness, warm-heartedness, softheartedness, tenderheartedness She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness.
gentleness cruelty, insensitivity, harshness, unkindness, indifference, hardness

2. soreness, pain, sensitivity, smart, bruising, ache, aching, irritation, inflammation, rawness, sensitiveness, painfulness There is still some tenderness on her tummy.

3. succulence, softness, juiciness Protein detected is inversely proportional to the tenderness of the meat.

4. fragility, vulnerability, weakness, sensitivity, softness, feebleness, sensitiveness, frailness, delicateness the vulnerability and tenderness he brings to the role

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Translations

نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه، لين

citlivostměkkostněha

ømhed

ZartheitZärtlichkeit

τρυφερότητα

blanduraternura

tendressecajoleriecâlinerie

gyöngédség

blíîa

tenerezzaaffettuosità

mørhet

нежность

nežnost

şefkat

温柔

tenderness

[ˈtendənɪs] N

1. (= gentleness) [of person, kiss, smile] → ternura f

2. (= sensitivity, soreness) → dolor m
breast tenderness → dolor m en el pecho
some tenderness around the area is to be expected → es de esperar que la zona duela un poco

3. (Culin) [of meat, vegetables] → lo tierno

4. (Bot) → fragilidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tenderness

[ˈtɛndə^rnɪs] n

[person, words, kiss] → tendresse f

[meat] → tendreté f

(= soreness) → sensibilité f
There is still some tenderness in her stomach
BUT Le ventre lui fait encore un peu mal.; Le ventre est encore assez sensible.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tenderness

n

(= soreness) → Empfindlichkeit f

(of meat) → Zartheit f

(= affection, of person, voice, look) → Zärtlichkeit f; (of heart) → Güte f

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tenderness

[ˈtɛndənɪs] n (see adj) → tenerezza; (XXX) → sensibilità f inv

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tender¹

(ˈtendə) adjective

1. soft; not hard or tough. The meat is tender. mals طَري мек tenro měkký zart mør τρυφερός, μαλακός, απαλόςtierno pehme نرم murea tendreעדין मुलायम, नरम mekan, nježan lágy, puha lunak mjúkur, meyr tenero 柔らかい 부드러운 minkštas mīksts; maigs lembut malsmør, bløtmiękkitenro 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 dolorido citlivý, bolestivý empfindlich øm ευαίσθητος sensible, delicado; dolorido valulik دردناک arka sensible, douloureuxרגיש दुखद osjetljiv érzékeny memar viðkvæmur sensibile 敏感な 만지면 아픈 jautrus, skaudus jutīgs; sāpīgs sakit gevoeligsår, ømchory, obolały dorido dureros, sensibil болезненный bolestivý občutljiv osetljiv öm เจ็บ ağrılı, dokununca acıyan 敏感的，一觸即痛的 чутливий; вразливий نازک đau, gây đau 敏感的，一触即痛的

3. loving; gentle. She had a tender heart. lieftallige رَقيق، لَطيف، مُحِب нежен terno něžný weich kærligt; ømt τρυφερός, στοργικόςtierno, afectuoso õrn, hell پر مهر hellä tendreרחמן प्रेममय blag, nježan gyengéd lemah lembut ástúðlegur, blíður tenero 優しい 애정이 깃든 švelnus maigs; mīlošs; liegs lembut liefhebbendkjærlig, ømczułyterno tan­dru нежный nežný nežen nežan öm, kärleksfull ที่แสดงถึงความรักใคร่ yumuşak, sevecen 溫柔的 ніжний, люблячий محبت کرنے والا، شريف đáng yêu 温柔的

ˈtenderness noun

lieftalligheid نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه، لين нежност ternura měkkost, něha, citlivost die Zartheit ømhed τρυφερότηταternura hellus مهربانی؛ نرمی hellyys tendresseעדינות नरमी, कोमला osjetljivost, blagost érzékenység; puhaság, lágyság; gyöngédség kelembutan blíða tenerezza 優しさ 부드러움, 애정어린 švelnumas maigums; jūtīgums kelembutan zachtheidømhet; mørhetczułość ternura tandreţe нежность mäkkosť, neha nežnost nežnost ömhet ความอ่อนโยน şefkat 溫柔 ніжність, м'якість نزاکت sự dịu dàng, tính chất mềm 温柔

ˈtenderly adverb

in a loving and gentle manner. He kissed her tenderly. lieftallig بطراوَه، بِرِقَّه، بِنُعومَه، بِلين нежно ternamente něžně zart kærligt; ømt τρυφεράtiernamente hellalt با مهربانی hellästi tendrementבעדינות प्रेम से nježno, blago gyengéden dengan lembut blíðlega teneramente 優しく 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; liegi dgn lembut liefdevolømt, kjærlig czule ternamente tandru нежно nežne nežno nežno ömt อย่างรักใคร่ şefkatle 親切地 ніжно پيار سے say đắm 亲切地

ˌtender-ˈhearted adjective

kind and sympathetic; easily made to feel pity. lieftallig رَقيق القَلْب، لَطيف، مُتَعاطِف състрадателен compassivo laskavý, soucitný weichherzig godhjertet ευαίσθητος, πονόψυχοςbondadoso; compasivo õrnahingeline دل نازک helläsydäminen sensibleרחמן मृदु हृदय वाला meka srca, blag vajszívű simpatik brjóstgóður sensibile 優しい 온화한 minkštaširdis labsirdīgs; mīkstu sirdi lembut hati teerhartigkjærlig, ømhjertet o miękkim sercu compassivo sensibil мягкосердечный láskavý, súcitný mehkega srca milosrdan vekhjärtad, ömsint เห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yürekli 性情溫和的，有同情心的 чуйний ہمدرد، نرم دل tốt bụng 软心肠的

ˌtender-ˈheartedness noun

lieftalligheid رِقَّة القَلْب състрадателност natureza compassiva útlocitnost die Weichherzigkeit godhjertethed ευαισθησίαbondad; naturaleza compasiva õrnatundelisus دل نازکی helläsydämisyys sensibilitéרחמנות कोमला, स्नेहीता blagost, osjetljivost lágyszívűség kelembutan hati brjóstgæska sensibilità 優しい心 온화함 švelnumas, širdingumas labsirdība; labsirdīgums kelembutan hati teerhartigheidgodhet, følsomhetczułość, serdeczność natureza compassiva sensibilitate мягкосердечность súcitnosť rahločutnost milosrdnost ömsinthet ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yüreklilik 慈悲的 чуйність نرم دلي tính tốt bụng 软心肠

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ten·der·ness

n. blandura; delicadeza.

1. sensibilidad, condición sensible al tacto o palpación;

2. ternura.

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tenderness

n dolor m (al tocar)

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