Tenderness

The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).

Syn. -- Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness; pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.

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Definition: affection
Antonyms: dislike

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Antonyms: callousness

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Antonyms: toughness

Quotes:

"Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner." - Hugh Blair

"Tenderness is a virtue." - Oliver Goldsmith

"Tenderness is the rest of passion." - Joseph Joubert

"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty." - Phaedrus

"A soft answer turneth away wrath." - Proverb

"Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness." - Henry David Thoreau

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A state of unusual sensitivity to touch or pressure.

• rebound t. — a state in which pain is felt on the release of pressure over a part.

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Tenderness can mean:

• a tendency to express warm, compassionate, or affectionate feelings
• delicate or intimate physical contact^[1]
• tenderness (medicine) – pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched

Other

• "Tenderness (song)", a song by General Public
• Tenderness (film), a 2009 film
• Tenderness, an album by Kip Hanrahan

References

1. ^ Dubbeldam, Jacob L. & Kortmulder, Koenraad (2009): "Teder" behaviour (tenderness) – an exploration into the neural pathways of mild touch perception in mammals and birds. Anim. Biol. 59(1): 55–65. doi:10.1163/157075609X417099 (HTML abstract)

See also

• Terms of endearment
• Love
• Caring
• Affection

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