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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
*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>
*3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving <a tender lover>
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Tenderness''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Tenderness this link].</center>
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*3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer [[emotion]]s : fond, loving <a tender lover>
*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>
*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>
