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| *Date: 13th century | | *Date: 13th century |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1 a : having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet> | + | *1 a : having a soft or yielding [[texture]] : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet> |
| :b : easily chewed : succulent | | :b : easily chewed : succulent |
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− | *2 a : physically weak : not able to endure hardship | + | *2 a : [[physical]]ly weak : not able to endure hardship |
| :b : immature, young <children of tender age> | | :b : immature, young <children of tender age> |
| :c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials> | | :c : incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials> |
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− | *3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving <a tender lover> | + | *3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer [[emotion]]s : fond, loving <a tender lover> |
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| *4 a : showing care : considerate, solicitous <tender regard> | | *4 a : showing care : considerate, solicitous <tender regard> |
| :b : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable <a tender conscience> | | :b : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable <a tender conscience> |
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− | *5 a : appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character : gentle, mild <tender breeding> <tender irony> | + | *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> | + | :b : delicate or soft in [[quality]] or [[tone]] <never before heard the piano sound so tender — Elva S. Daniels> |
| *6 obsolete : dear, precious | | *6 obsolete : dear, precious |
− | *7 a : sensitive to touch or palpation <the bruise was still tender> | + | *7 a : sensitive to [[touch]] or palpation <the bruise was still tender> |
| :b : sensitive to injury or insult : touchy <tender pride> | | :b : sensitive to injury or insult : touchy <tender pride> |
| :c : demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish <a tender situation> | | :c : demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish <a tender situation> |