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==Origin==
Middle [[English]], from Anglo-French tendre, from [[Latin]] tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight — more at thin
*Date: 13th century
==Definitions==
*1 a : having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet>
:b : easily chewed : succulent
*2 a : physically weak : not able to endure hardship
:b : immature, young <children of tender age>
:c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials>
*3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving <a tender lover>
*4 a : showing care : considerate, solicitous <tender regard>
:b : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable <a tender conscience>
*5 a : appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character : gentle, mild <tender breeding> <tender irony>
:b : delicate or soft in quality or tone <never before heard the piano sound so tender — Elva S. Daniels>
*6 obsolete : dear, precious
*7 a : sensitive to touch or palpation <the bruise was still tender>
:b : sensitive to injury or insult : touchy <tender pride>
:c : demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish <a tender situation>
:d of a boat : easily tipped by an external force
— ten·der·ly adverb
— ten·der·ness noun
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Middle [[English]], from Anglo-French tendre, from [[Latin]] tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight — more at thin
*Date: 13th century
==Definitions==
*1 a : having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet>
:b : easily chewed : succulent
*2 a : physically weak : not able to endure hardship
:b : immature, young <children of tender age>
:c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials>
*3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving <a tender lover>
*4 a : showing care : considerate, solicitous <tender regard>
:b : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable <a tender conscience>
*5 a : appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character : gentle, mild <tender breeding> <tender irony>
:b : delicate or soft in quality or tone <never before heard the piano sound so tender — Elva S. Daniels>
*6 obsolete : dear, precious
*7 a : sensitive to touch or palpation <the bruise was still tender>
:b : sensitive to injury or insult : touchy <tender pride>
:c : demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish <a tender situation>
:d of a boat : easily tipped by an external force
— ten·der·ly adverb
— ten·der·ness noun
[[Category: General Reference]]
