Noun

• S: (n) tenderness (a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) 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"
• S: (n) tenderness, tenderheartedness (warm compassionate feelings)
• S: (n) 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"
• S: (n) softheartedness, tenderness (a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless))