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Tender
ˈtɛndə
Tender definitions
adjective
tenderer
tenderest
- showing gentleness, kindness, and affection
"he was being so kind and tender"
caring kind kindly kind-hearted soft-hearted tender-hearted compassionate sympathetic warm warm-hearted feeling fatherly motherly maternal gentle mild benevolent generous giving humane affectionate fond loving emotional warm gentle soft romantic sentimental emotional emotive touching moving poignant evocative- solicitous of
"be tender of a lady's reputation"
- (of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough
"tender green beans"
- (of a part of the body) sensitive to pain
"the pale, tender skin of her forearm"
- (of a plant) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection
"pelargoniums are colourful but tender plants"
- requiring tact or careful handling
"the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one"
- young, inexperienced, or vulnerable
"he started sailing at the tender age of ten"
- (of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind