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Meaning of tenderness


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tenderness
      n 1: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
      2: 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" [syn:
         {tenderness}, {soreness}, {rawness}]
      3: warm compassionate feelings [syn: {tenderness},
         {tenderheartedness}]
      4: 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" [syn:
         {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness},
         {heart}, {warmness}, {warmheartedness}, {philia}]
      5: a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially
         someone defenseless) [syn: {softheartedness}, {tenderness}]


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