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- pronunciation:
- ten
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
tenderer, tenderest |
| definition 1: |
easily chewed or crushed; not tough; soft.
a tender piece of meat- synonyms:
- soft
- antonyms:
- tough
- similar words:
- chewable, crushable, delicate, fragile, friable, malleable, pliable
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| definition 2: |
young; immature.
He's at a tender age.- synonyms:
- callow, green, immature
- antonyms:
- advanced
- similar words:
- childish, juvenile, puerile, raw, unripe, young, youthful
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| definition 3: |
expressing love or kindness in a gentle way.
a mother's tender touchtender words- synonyms:
- affectionate, fond
- antonyms:
- abusive, harsh, rough
- similar words:
- gentle, kind, loving, mild, soft-hearted, sympathetic, tender-hearted, warm
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| definition 4: |
easily hurt when touched; acutely painful; sore; sensitive.
The wound is still tender.- synonyms:
- sensitive
- similar words:
- irritated, sore, touchy
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| definition 5: |
not strong; delicate.
a tender plant- synonyms:
- delicate, fragile
- antonyms:
- hardy
- similar words:
- dainty
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| related words: |
amatory, amorous, mellow, sensitive, sentimental, soft, solicitous, vulnerable, warm-hearted |
adverb + (adj.)tender
barely, constantly, gently, meltingly, slightly, surprisingly
(adj.)tender
+ adverb
about, lightly, meanwhile, occasionally
(adj.)tender
+ noun
age,
ballad,
bite,
broth,
cake,
care,
chunk,
cooking,
crisp,
crust,
elbow,
feeling,
flesh,
gesture,
grass,
hour,
kiss,
leaf,
lentil,
lettuce,
liquid,
lover,
mercy,
minute,
mixture,
perennial,
pity,
pod,
pot,
rib,
salad,
salt,
sauce,
seedling,
sentiment,
serving,
shoot,
shrimp,
skin,
spinach,
spot,
squid,
stalk,
steak,
stem,
texture,
throat,
tomato,
touch,
trap,
veal
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tenders, tendering, tendered |
| definition: |
to cause to be tender.
- synonyms:
- soften
- similar words:
- tenderize
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(v.)tender
+ noun
offer, resignation
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| derivations: |
tenderly (adv.), tenderness (n.) |
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