tenderness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tenderness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tenderness

[ n.]

- The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).

1 . tenderness

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

Example in sentence:

after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on;
the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness

Meaning (2):
- a positive feeling of liking

Example in sentence:

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