"tenderness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/ [General-American], /ˈtɛn.də.nɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-tenderness.ogg [US] Forms: tendernesses [plural], tendernesse [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From tender + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tender|-ness}} tender + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tenderness (countable and uncountable, plural tendernesses)
  1. Quality, state or condition of being tender. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings): حنان (ḥanān) [masculine] (Arabic), حنية (ḥiniyya) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), нежност (nežnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), грижовност (grižovnost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tendresa [feminine] (Catalan), tenero (Esperanto), õrnus (Estonian), lempeys (Finnish), tendresse [feminine] (French), tenrura [feminine] (Galician), Zärtlichkeit [feminine] (German), सौम्यता (saumyatā) [feminine] (Hindi), कोमलता (komaltā) [feminine] (Hindi), मृदुलता (mŕdultā) [feminine] (Hindi), armacas [masculine] (Irish), tenerezza [feminine] (Italian), 優しさ (yasashisa) (english: objective amount or degree) (Japanese), 優しみ (yasashimi) (english: subjective amount or degree) (Japanese), Zäertlechkeet [feminine] (Luxembourgish), محبت (muhabbet) (Ottoman Turkish), czułość [feminine] (Polish), ternura [feminine] (Portuguese), tandrețe [feminine] (Romanian), не́жность (néžnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), nežnosť [feminine] (Slovak), neha [feminine] (Slovak), ternura [feminine] (Spanish), terneza [feminine] (Spanish), ömhet [common-gender] (Swedish), ні́жність (nížnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  3. A concern for the feelings or welfare of others. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (concern for the feelings or welfare of others): състрадание (săstradanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tenerecoj (Esperanto), lempeys (Finnish), चिंता (cintā) [feminine] (Hindi), grijă [feminine] (Romanian), prudență [feminine] (Romanian), забо́тливость (zabótlivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), чу́ткость (čútkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ömhet [common-gender] (Swedish), турбо́тливість (turbótlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), деліка́тність (delikátnistʹ) (Ukrainian)
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  4. (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched): чувстви́телност (čuvstvítelnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gevoeligheid [feminine] (Dutch), arkuus (Finnish), sensibilitate [feminine] (Romanian), чувстви́тельность (čuvstvítelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ömhet [common-gender] (Swedish), чутли́вість (čutlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian) Translations (softness of food when chewing): мекота (mekota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tendreté [feminine] (French), ngaoretanga (Māori)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rebound tenderness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Hindi translations",
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          "text": "YSL, as he is often called, is equally capable of casual, aristocratic cruelty and earthy, spontaneous tenderness, and when you study his face it can be hard to distinguish boredom from rapture.",
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          "text": "Quiet people too, for I think that about this time a sort of remorseful tenderness comes over the bullies and the nagsters, so that they go about gently and deprecatingly, hoping by one day's record sweetness to outface the year's blusterings.",
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      "roman": "ḥanān",
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      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "حنية"
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      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "nežnost",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нежност"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "grižovnost",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
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      "word": "грижовност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "tendresa"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
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      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "word": "tenero"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "word": "õrnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "word": "lempeys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tendresse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tenrura"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zärtlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "saumyatā",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "सौम्यता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "komaltā",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कोमलता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "mŕdultā",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "मृदुलता"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "armacas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tenerezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "objective amount or degree",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "yasashisa",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "translation": "objective amount or degree",
      "word": "優しさ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "subjective amount or degree",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "yasashimi",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "translation": "subjective amount or degree",
      "word": "優しみ"
    },
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      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zäertlechkeet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "czułość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ternura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tandrețe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "néžnostʹ",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "не́жность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nežnosť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ternura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "terneza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ömhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "muhabbet",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "word": "محبت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "nížnistʹ",
      "sense": "a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ні́жність"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "săstradanie",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "състрадание"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "word": "tenerecoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "word": "lempeys"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "cintā",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "चिंता"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grijă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prudență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "zabótlivostʹ",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "забо́тливость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "čútkostʹ",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чу́ткость"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ömhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "turbótlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "турбо́тливість"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "delikátnistʹ",
      "sense": "concern for the feelings or welfare of others",
      "word": "деліка́тність"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "čuvstvítelnost",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чувстви́телност"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gevoeligheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "word": "arkuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sensibilitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "čuvstvítelʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чувстви́тельность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ömhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "čutlývistʹ",
      "sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чутли́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "mekota",
      "sense": "softness of food when chewing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мекота"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "softness of food when chewing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tendreté"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "softness of food when chewing",
      "word": "ngaoretanga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenderness"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.