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nouna feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
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nounwarm compassionate feelings
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"the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"nouna pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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nouna positive feeling of likingtype of:
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nouna tendency to express warm and affectionate feelingtype of:
Definition that contains tenderness
- little small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
- maternity the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- yearn have affection for; feel tenderness for
- tenderly with tenderness; in a tender manner
- maternal quality the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- maternalism the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- motherliness the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother