Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TENDERNESS

n.The state of being tender or easily broken, bruised or injured; softness; brittleness; as the tenderness of a thread; the tenderness of flesh. 1. The state of being easily hurt; soreness; as the tenderness of flesh when bruised or inflamed.
2. Susceptibility of the softer passions; sensibility.
Well we know your tenderness of heart.
3. Kind attention; anxiety for the good of another, or to save him from pain.
4. Scrupulousness; caution; extreme care or concern not to give or to commit offense; as tenderness of conscience.
5. Cautious care to preserve or not to injure; as a tenderness of reputation.
6. Softness of expression; pathos.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TENDERNESS

TENDERNESS Ten "der *ness, n.

 

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

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tenderness

ten der ness |ˈtendərnis | ▶noun 1 gentleness and kindness: he picked her up in his arms with great tenderness. • feelings of deep affection; devotion: tenderness for the opposite sex. 2 sensitivity to pain: abdominal tenderness. 3 the quality of being easy to cut or chew; succulence: steak braised to perfect tenderness in a red-wine-and-brandy sauce.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tenderness

ten ¦der |ness |ˈtɛndənəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 gentleness and kindness; kindliness: he picked her up in his arms with great tenderness. • feelings of deep affection: tenderness for the opposite sex. 2 sensitivity to pain; soreness: abdominal tenderness. 3 the quality of being easy to cut or chew; succulence: steak braised to perfect tenderness in a red-wine-and-brandy sauce.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tenderness

tenderness noun 1 I felt an enormous tenderness for her: affection, fondness, love, devotion, loving kindness, emotion, sentiment. 2 with unexpected tenderness, he told her what had happened: kindness, kindliness, kindheartedness, tenderheartedness, compassion, care, concern, sympathy, humanity, warmth, fatherliness, motherliness, gentleness, benevolence, generosity. 3 abdominal tenderness: soreness, pain, inflammation, irritation, bruising; ache, aching, smarting, throbbing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tenderness

tenderness noun 1 I felt an enormous tenderness for her: affection, fondness, love, devotion, loving-kindness, emotion, sentiment, sentimentality, emotionalism. ANTONYMS dislike. 2 with unexpected tenderness, Sven told her what had happened: kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, soft-heartedness, softness, tender-heartedness, compassion, compassionateness, care, concern, sympathy, warmth, warm-heartedness, fatherliness, motherliness, gentleness, benevolence, generosity, humaneness. ANTONYMS callousness. 3 meat of great flavour and tenderness: succulence, juiciness, softness. ANTONYMS toughness. 4 symptoms include abdominal tenderness and a high temperature: sensitivity to pain, soreness, painfulness, inflammation, rawness; ache, aching, smarting, throbbing, irritation, bruising.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tenderness

t é n der ness 名詞 U 1 〖まれにa ～〗優しさ, 親切心, 愛情 .2 柔らかさ .3 かよわさ, 扱いにくさ .