tender+feeling

  • 101tendresse —   n. tender feeling; care; delicacy …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 102tendresse — [tän dres′] n. [Fr] 1. tenderness; delicacy 2. tender feeling; fondness …

    English World dictionary

  • 103pi|e|tas — «PEE ay tahs, pyay TAHS», noun. dutiful or tender feeling; compassion: »The anthology…does reveal a writer of rare genius and rarer virtues, who had a Romantic love of order, ceremony, and pietas (Time). ╂[< Latin pīetās] …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 104sen´ti|men´tal|ly — sen|ti|men|tal «SEHN tuh MEHN tuhl», adjective. 1. having or showing much tender feeling: »sentimental poetry, a touchingly sentimental letter. 2. likely to act from feelings rather than from logical thinking: »a sentimental schoolgirl. 3. of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 105sen|ti|men|tal — «SEHN tuh MEHN tuhl», adjective. 1. having or showing much tender feeling: »sentimental poetry, a touchingly sentimental letter. 2. likely to act from feelings rather than from logical thinking: »a sentimental schoolgirl. 3. of sentiment;… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 106touch´ing|ness — touch|ing «TUHCH ihng», adjective, preposition. –adjective. arousing tender feeling or sympathy: »“A Christmas Carol” is a touching story. SYNONYM(S): moving, pathetic. –preposition. concerning; about: »He asked many questions touching upon my… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 107touch´ing|ly — touch|ing «TUHCH ihng», adjective, preposition. –adjective. arousing tender feeling or sympathy: »“A Christmas Carol” is a touching story. SYNONYM(S): moving, pathetic. –preposition. concerning; about: »He asked many questions touching upon my… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 108touch|ing — «TUHCH ihng», adjective, preposition. –adjective. arousing tender feeling or sympathy: »“A Christmas Carol” is a touching story. SYNONYM(S): moving, pathetic. –preposition. concerning; about: »He asked many questions touching upon my house and… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 109Tenderer — Tender Ten der, a. [Compar. {Tenderer}; superl. {Tenderest}.] [F. tendre, L. tener; probably akin to tenuis thin. See {Thin}.] 1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110Tenderest — Tender Ten der, a. [Compar. {Tenderer}; superl. {Tenderest}.] [F. tendre, L. tener; probably akin to tenuis thin. See {Thin}.] 1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English