(English)

Etimologie

Compus din tender + sufixul -ness.

Pronunție

  • AFI: /'tɛndərnɪs/


Substantiv

tenderness, pl. tendernesses

  1. tandrețe, gingășie
    When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness.
  2. grijă, prudență
    When they saw the poor orphans, they were overwhelmed with tenderness for them.
  3. sensibilitate
    He noted her extreme tenderness when he touched the bruise on her thigh.

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