1. (noun)tenderness a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling Synonyms: heart, rawness, warmheartedness, soreness, tenderheartedness, philia, affectionateness, softheartedness, warmness, affection, fondness
2. (noun)tenderness, soreness, rawness a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) Synonyms: heart, rawness, warmheartedness, soreness, inexperience, tenderheartedness, irritation, philia, tenderness, incompleteness, affectionateness, softheartedness, warmness, affection, fondness, discomfort
5. (noun)softheartedness, tenderness a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) Synonyms: tenderness, rawness, heart, soreness, warmheartedness, tenderheartedness, philia, affectionateness, softheartedness, warmness, affection, fondness
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tenderness'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. tenderness An attachment is a feeling that binds a person by ties of heart to another person or thing; we speak of a man's adherence to his purpose, his adhesion to his party, or to anything to which he c Synonyms: attachment, adherence, devotion, friendship, regard, adhesion, esteem, inclination, tenderness, affection, estimation, love, union Antonyms: alienation, aversion, distance, estrangement, repugnance, animosity, coolness, divorce, indifference, separation, antipathy, dislike, enmity, opposition, severance
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