- tenderness - a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
--1 is a kind of affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
- tenderness, soreness - a pain that is felt when the area is touched
--2 is a kind of pain, hurting
--2 has particulars: chafing; rebound tenderness; chafe- tenderness, tenderheartedness - warm compassionate feelings
--3 is a kind of compassion, compassionateness
- affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
--4 is a kind of feeling
--4 has particulars:attachment, fond regard; protectiveness; regard, respect; soft spot - softheartedness, tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
--5 is a kind of concern
- tenderness, soreness - a pain that is felt when the area is touched