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Audio Help [ten-der] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, verb

–adjective

1.	soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.

2.	weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy.

3.	(of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures.

4.	young or immature: children of tender age.

5.	delicate or soft in quality: tender blue.

6.	delicate, soft, or gentle: the tender touch of her hand.

7.	easily moved to sympathy or compassion; kind: a tender heart.

8.	affectionate or loving; sentimental or amatory: a tender glance.

9.	considerate or careful; chary or reluctant (usually fol. by of).

10.	acutely or painfully sensitive: a tender bruise.

11.	easily distressed; readily made uneasy: a tender conscience.

12.	yielding readily to force or pressure; easily broken; fragile.

13.	of a delicate or ticklish nature; requiring careful or tactful handling: a tender subject.

14.	Nautical. crank² (def. 1).

–verb (used with object)

15.	to make tender.

16.	Archaic. to regard or treat tenderly.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME, var. of tendre < OF < L tenerum, acc. of tener tender

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—Related forms

ten·der·ly, adverb

ten·der·ness, noun

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ten·der¹ Audio Help (těn'dər) Pronunciation Key
adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est

1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.
2. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef.
3. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.
4. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.
5. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
6. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
7. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
Young and vulnerable: of tender age.
Frail; delicate.
Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots.
1. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.
2. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.
3. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
4. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
5. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
1. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
2. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
3. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.