tenderness
English Thesaurus
1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (noun.attribute)
2. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | concern, |
| definition | : | a feeling of sympathy for someone or something (noun.feeling) |
3. a positive feeling of liking (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | feeling, |
| definition | : | the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | attachment, fond regard, |
| definition | : | a feeling of affection for a person or an institution (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | protectiveness, |
| definition | : | a feeling of protective affection (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | regard, respect, |
| definition | : | a feeling of friendship and esteem (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | soft spot, |
| definition | : | a sentimental affection (noun.feeling) |
4. warm compassionate feelings (noun.feeling)
5. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
| definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | chafing, |
| definition | : | soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | rebound tenderness, |
| definition | : | pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | chafe, |
| definition | : | soreness and warmth caused by friction (noun.state) |
6. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (noun.attribute)
7. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
8. a positive feeling of liking (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | warm, |
| definition | : | psychologically warm; friendly and responsive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hearty, |
| definition | : | showing warm and heartfelt friendliness (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | warmhearted, |
| definition | : | marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity (adj.all) |
9. warm compassionate feelings (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | tenderhearted, |
| definition | : | easily moved by another's distress (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | tenderhearted, |
| definition | : | easily moved to love (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
10. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | raw, |
| definition | : | having the surface exposed and painful (adj.all) |
11. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (noun.attribute)
12. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
13. a positive feeling of liking (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | warm, |
| definition | : | psychologically warm; friendly and responsive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hearty, |
| definition | : | showing warm and heartfelt friendliness (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | warmhearted, |
| definition | : | marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity (adj.all) |
14. warm compassionate feelings (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | tenderhearted, |
| definition | : | easily moved by another's distress (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | tenderhearted, |
| definition | : | easily moved to love (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | tender, |
| definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
15. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | raw, |
| definition | : | having the surface exposed and painful (adj.all) |
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