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English to English noun
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a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling |  | source: wordnet30
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a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) | | Example: the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
source: wordnet30
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warm compassionate feelings | | source: wordnet30
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a positive feeling of liking | | Example: he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
the child won everyone's heart
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
source: wordnet30
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a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) | | source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective). | | source: webster1913
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