"tenerity" meaning in English

See tenerity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From ten(d)er + -ity, from Latin teneritas. See tender. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tender|ity|alt1=ten(d)er}} ten(d)er + -ity, {{der|en|la|teneritas}} Latin teneritas Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tenerity (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) tenderness Tags: obsolete, uncountable
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