"tendresse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tendresses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French tendresse Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|tendresse}} Borrowed from French tendresse Head templates: {{en-noun}} tendresse (plural tendresses)
  1. tenderness, gentle intimacy or affection
    Sense id: en-tendresse-en-noun-2ELnlYL3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /tɑ̃.dʁɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-tendresse.wav Forms: tendresses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From tendre + -esse. Compare Occitan and Catalan tendresa, Italian tenerezza, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza, Romanian tinerețe, Spanish and Portuguese terneza. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|tendre|-esse|id2=quality}} tendre + -esse, {{cog|oc,ca|tendresa}} Occitan and Catalan tendresa, {{cog|it|tenerezza}} Italian tenerezza, {{cog|rup|tinireatsã}} Aromanian tinireatsã, {{cog|scn|tinirizza}} Sicilian tinirizza, {{cog|ro|tinerețe}} Romanian tinerețe, {{cog|es,pt|terneza}} Spanish and Portuguese terneza Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tendresse f (plural tendresses)
  1. Tenderness, state of being tender. Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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