|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

tenderness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tenderness

1
 n
warm compassionate feelings
2
 n
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tenderness
1

n warm compassionate feelings

Synonyms:
tenderheartedness
Type of:
compassion, compassionateness
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

n a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

Synonyms:
softheartedness
Type of:
concern
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

n a positive feeling of liking

Synonyms:
affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, warmheartedness, warmness
Types:
show 4 types...
hide 4 types...
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
soft spot
a sentimental affection
Type of:
feeling
the experiencing of affective and emotional states

n a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

Type of:
affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
2

n 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”
Synonyms:
rawness, soreness
Types:
show 4 types...
hide 4 types...
chafing
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
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
intertrigo
chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
Type of:
hurting, pain
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES