tenderness

tenderness /'tendənis/
  • danh từ
    • tính chất mềm (của thịt...)
    • tính chất non (của rau...)
    • sự mỏng mảnh, sự yếu ớt, sự mềm yếu
    • tính nhạy cảm, tính dễ cảm
    • sự dịu hiền, sự thương mến âu yếm
    • sự chăm sóc, sự ân cần
    • sự tế nhị
    • tính kỹ lưỡng, tính cẩn thận, tính thận trọng, tính giữ gìn

Xem thêm: soreness, rawness, tenderheartedness, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia, softheartedness



tenderness

Từ điển Collocation

tenderness noun

ADJ. extreme, great, infinite | unexpected | loving

QUANT. wave He felt a brief wave of tenderness towards his old teacher.

VERB + TENDERNESS feel | show

PREP. with (a) ~ She spoke with loving tenderness. | ~ for/towards She felt great tenderness for him.

PHRASES tenderness in sb's eyes/voice, etc. There was tenderness in his face as he looked at her.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
  • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); soreness, rawness

    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

  • warm compassionate feelings; tenderheartedness
  • a positive feeling of liking; affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

    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

  • a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless); softheartedness

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: affection affectionateness fondness heart philia rawness softheartedness soreness tenderheartedness warmheartedness warmness