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tender# — tender adj Tender, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, responsive are comparable when they mean expressing or expressive of feeling that reveals affectionate interest in another especially in his joys, sorrows, or welfare. Tender… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tender — {{11}}tender (adj.) soft, easily injured, early 13c., from O.Fr. tendre soft, delicate, tender (11c.), from L. tenerem (nom. tener) soft, delicate, of tender age, from PIE *ten stretch (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Meaning kind, affectionate, loving… … Etymology dictionary
tender — tender1 [ten′dər] adj. [ME tendre < OFr < L tener, soft, delicate, tender, prob. altered (infl. by tenuis,THIN) < Sabine terenum, soft, akin to Gr terēn, tender < IE * ter , tender, weak, orig., rubbed, worn down < base * ter , to… … English World dictionary
tender-hearted — tender heartedly, adv. tender heartedness, n. /ten deuhr hahr tid/, adj. soft hearted; sympathetic. [1530 40] Syn. compassionate. * * * … Universalium
tender-hearted — tender heart|ed [ˌtendə ˈha:tıd US dər ˈha:r ] adj very kind and gentle … Dictionary of contemporary English
tender-hearted — ADJ GRADED If you are tender hearted, you have a gentle and caring nature … English dictionary
tender — adj. RG. 315 … Oldest English Words
tender-hearted — adj soft hearted, responsive, sensitive, feeling, perceptive, understanding, thoughtful, considerate, outgoing; sympathetic, compassionate, pitying, ruthful, concerned, caring, solicitous, moved, touched; comforting, consoling, supportive;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tender-hearted — adj caring, gentle, kind, kind hearted, kindly, mild, warm, warm hearted, sympathetic, soft hearted, feeling, considerate, compassionate, benevolent, loving, fond, affectionate, responsive, sensitive, humane, merciful, pitying, sentimental,… … Useful english dictionary
tender — I [[t]te̱ndə(r)[/t]] ADJECTIVE USES tenderer, tenderest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. Her voice was tender, full of pity... Patients may not receive the tender, loving care once associated … English dictionary
