ten-derer
dər 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 followed 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.
verb (used with object)
15.
to make tender.
16.
Archaic. to regard or treat tenderly.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of tendre < Old French < Latin tenerum, accusative of tener tender
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of tendre < Old French < Latin tenerum, accusative of tener tender
Related forms
ten·der·ly, adverb
ten·der·ness, noun
self-ten·der·ness, noun
un·ten·der·ly, adverb
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tender1 (ˈtɛndə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | easily broken, cut, or crushed; soft; not tough: a tender steak |
| 2. | easily damaged; vulnerable or sensitive: a tender youth; at a tender age |
| 3. | having or expressing warm and affectionate feelings: a tender smile |
| 4. | kind, merciful, or sympathetic: a tender heart |
| 5. | arousing warm feelings; touching: a tender memory |
| 6. | gentle and delicate: a tender breeze |
| 7. | requiring care in handling; ticklish: a tender question |
| 8. | painful or sore: a tender wound |
| 9. | sensitive to moral or spiritual feelings: a tender conscience |
| 10. | careful or protective: tender of one's emotions |
| 11. | Compare stiff (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by a wind; crank |
| —vb | |
| 12. | rare (tr) |
| a. to make tender | |
| b. to treat tenderly | |
| [C13: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener delicate] | |
| 'tenderly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'tenderness1 | |
| —n | |
| tender2 (ˈtɛndə) | |
| —vb (foll by for) | |
| 1. | (tr) to give, present, or offer: to tender one's resignation; tender a bid |
| 2. | to make a formal offer or estimate for (a job or contract) |
| 3. | (tr) law to offer (money or goods) in settlement of a debt or claim |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of tendering; offer |
| 5. | commerce a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate |
| 6. | something, esp money, used as an official medium of payment: legal tender |
| [C16: from Anglo-French tendre, from Latin tendere to extend; see | |
| 'tenderable2 | |
| —adj | |
| 'tenderer2 | |
| —n | |
| tender3 (ˈtɛndə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship |
| 2. | a vehicle drawn behind a steam locomotive to carry the fuel and water |
| 3. | an ancillary vehicle used to carry supplies, spare parts, etc, for a mobile operation, such as an outside broadcast |
| 4. | a person who tends |
| [C15: variant of attender] | |
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Word Origin & History
tender
"soft, easily injured," early 13c., from O.Fr. tendre "soft, delicate, tender" (11c.), from L. tenerem (nom. tener) "soft, delicate, of tender age," from PIE *ten- "stretch" (see tenet). Meaning "kind, affectionate, loving" first recorded c.1300. Meaning "having the delicacy
of youth, immature" is attested from early 14c. Tender-hearted first recorded 1530s. The verb tenderize is attested from 1733; specifically of food, recorded by 1935, originally Amer.Eng.; tenderizer is recorded from 1958.
tender
"to offer formally," 1542, from M.Fr. tendre "to offer, hold forth" (11c.), from L. tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). The retention of the ending of the M.Fr. infinitive is unusual. The noun meaning "formal offer" is from 1542; specific sense of "money that may be
legally offered as payment" is from 1740.
tender
"person who tends another," c.1470, probably an agent noun formed from M.E. tenden "attend to" (see tend (2)); later extended to locomotive engineers (1825) and barmen (1883). The meaning "small boat used to attend larger ones" first recorded 1675.
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tender ten·der (těn'dər)
adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est
Easily crushed or bruised; fragile.
Easily hurt; sensitive.
Painful; sore.
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