Tenderness

/ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/

Synonyms for "tenderness" (175 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Noun(10 words)

soreness ache affectionaffectionate behavioraffectionateness affections bosoms compassion dearness delicacy

acceptance airiness algesia allergy anaphylaxis ascent attachmentbleeding heartbloombowels of compassionbubbliness budtime buoyancy clemency clementness compassion compassionateness considerateness daintiness delicacy

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downinessearly yearseasiness easygoingness empathy

Strong matches (53)

ethereality exquisiteness featheriness feeling festering fineness floatability florescence flossinessflowering timefluffiness foaminess fondness forbearance forbearing frothiness gentleness gossameriness grace humaneness

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Noun(7 words)

fondness gentlenessgentleness as a traitheart kindness loving lovingness

Verb(1 words)

loves

Related words (87)

mildness moderateness morbidezzamy burning youthmy green agenervousness nonresistiveness nonrigidity oversensibility oversensitiveness overtenderness passibility patience perceptiveness perceptivity photophobia pity plushiness pricklinessprime of life

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pulpiness rankling responsiveness ruthfulnesssalad dayssatininessseedtime of lifesensitiveness sensitivity sensitization sentiment sentimentality silkiness softheartedness softness soresore spotsoreness sponginessspringtime of lifesupersensitivity sympathy tact tactfulnesstender agetender feelingtenderheartedness tetchinessthin skinthought ticklishness tolerance touchiness unheaviness unsolidity velvetiness volatilitywarm heartwarmheartedness weakness weightlessness yeastinessyoung bloodyoungness youth youthfulness youthhead youthhood youthiness

Noun(18 words)

moemost gentlypain philia pliability rawness sensitivity sentimentalism sentimentality softheartedness softness squish sympatheticness tenderheartednesswarm feelingwarmheartedness warmness warmth

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More general

17 entries

affectionateness compassion compassionateness concern emotion feeling fondnessfood propertyhurting lovingness painphysical sensationquality sign symptom texture

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More specific

7 entries

abdominal tendernessaffectionbeef tendernesscompassionmeat tendernessmuscle tendernesspork tenderness

Collocations

6 entries

abdominal tendernessbeef tendernessemotional tendernessmaternal tendernessmeat tendernessmuscle tenderness

Inflections

1 entries

tendernesses

Derivations

2 entries

tender tenderly

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Tenderness is an important element in a person's character.

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She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.

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She said with deepest tenderness, "Are you all right"?

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The world needs more tenderness.

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