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tenderness
Overview of noun tenderness
The noun tenderness has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) tenderness -- (a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling)
2. tenderness, soreness, rawness -- (a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on")
3. tenderness, tenderheartedness -- (warm compassionate feelings)
4. affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia -- (a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home")
5. softheartedness, tenderness -- (a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tenderness
5 senses of tenderness
Sense 1
tenderness
=> affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
=> emotionality, emotionalism
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
tenderness, soreness, rawness
=> pain, hurting
=> symptom
=> evidence, grounds
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
tenderness, tenderheartedness
=> compassion, compassionateness
=> sympathy, fellow feeling
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
softheartedness, tenderness
=> concern
=> sympathy, fellow feeling
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun tenderness
2 of 5 senses of tenderness
Sense 2
tenderness, soreness, rawness
=> chafing
=> rebound tenderness
=> chafe
Sense 4
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
=> attachment, fond regard
=> protectiveness
=> regard, respect
=> soft spot
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tenderness
5 senses of tenderness
Sense 1
tenderness
=> affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
Sense 2
tenderness, soreness, rawness
=> pain, hurting
Sense 3
tenderness, tenderheartedness
=> compassion, compassionateness
Sense 4
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
=> feeling
Sense 5
softheartedness, tenderness
=> concern
Antonyms of noun tenderness
Member Holonyms of noun tenderness
Substance Holonyms of noun tenderness
Part Holonyms of noun tenderness
Member Meronyms of noun tenderness
Substance Meronyms of noun tenderness
Part Meronyms of noun tenderness
Meronyms of noun tenderness
Holonyms of noun tenderness
Attributes of noun tenderness
Derived Forms of noun tenderness
5 senses of tenderness
Sense 1
tenderness
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#4
=> affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
Sense 2
tenderness, soreness, rawness
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#2
=> sensitive, sore, raw, tender
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#6
=> tender, untoughened
Sense 3
tenderness, tenderheartedness
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#1
=> tender
Sense 4
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#4
=> affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
Sense 5
softheartedness, tenderness
RELATED TO>(adj) tender#1
=> tender
Domain of noun tenderness
Domain Terms of noun tenderness
Familiarity of noun tenderness
tenderness used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun tenderness
5 senses of tenderness
Sense 1
tenderness
> affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
=> tenderness
=> uxoriousness
Sense 2
tenderness, soreness, rawness
> pain, hurting
=> ache, aching
=> agony, suffering, excruciation
=> arthralgia
=> burn, burning
=> causalgia
=> colic, intestinal colic, gripes, griping
=> chest pain
=> chiralgia
=> distress
=> dysmenorrhea
=> glossalgia, glossodynia
=> growing pains
=> hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles
=> keratalgia
=> labor pain
=> mastalgia
=> melagra
=> meralgia
=> metralgia
=> myalgia, myodynia
=> nephralgia
=> neuralgia, neuralgy
=> odynophagia
=> orchidalgia
=> pang
=> pang, sting
=> photalgia, photophobia
=> pleurodynia, pleuralgia, costalgia
=> podalgia
=> proctalgia
=> referred pain
=> renal colic
=> smart, smarting, smartness
=> sting, stinging
=> stitch
=> tenderness, soreness, rawness
=> thermalgesia
=> throb
=> torture, torment
=> ulalgia
=> urodynia
Sense 3
tenderness, tenderheartedness
> compassion, compassionateness
=> heartstrings
=> tenderness, tenderheartedness
=> mercifulness, mercy
Sense 4
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
> feeling
=> affect
=> emotion
=> thing
=> glow
=> faintness
=> soul, soulfulness
=> passion, passionateness
=> sentiment
=> complex
=> ambivalence, ambivalency
=> apathy
=> desire
=> sex, sexual urge
=> pleasure, pleasance
=> pain, painfulness
=> pang, stab, twinge
=> liking
=> dislike
=> gratitude
=> ingratitude, ungratefulness
=> unconcern
=> shame
=> pride, pridefulness
=> humility, humbleness
=> astonishment, amazement
=> devastation
=> expectation
=> levity
=> gravity, solemnity
=> sensitivity, sensitiveness
=> agitation
=> calmness
=> fearlessness, bravery
=> happiness
=> sadness, unhappiness
=> hope
=> despair
=> affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
=> temper, mood, humor, humour
=> sympathy, fellow feeling
=> enthusiasm
Sense 5
softheartedness, tenderness
> concern
=> solicitude, solicitousness
=> softheartedness, tenderness
Meronyms of noun tenderness
5 senses of tenderness
Holonyms of noun tenderness
Grep of noun tenderness
rebound tenderness
tenderness
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