tender
adjective
[ ˈtɛndə ]
• showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.
• "he was being so kind and tender"
Similar:
caring,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
soft-hearted,
tender-hearted,
compassionate,
sympathetic,
warm,
warm-hearted,
feeling,
fatherly,
motherly,
maternal,
gentle,
mild,
benevolent,
generous,
giving,
humane,
susceptible,
vulnerable,
touchy-feely,
affectionate,
fond,
loving,
emotional,
soft,
amorous,
adoring,
amatory,
lovey-dovey,
romantic,
sentimental,
emotive,
touching,
moving,
poignant,
evocative,
soppy,
• (of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough.
• "tender green beans"
Similar:
easily chewed,
not tough,
chewable,
soft,
edible,
eatable,
succulent,
juicy,
ripe,
tenderized,
• (of a part of the body) sensitive to pain.
• "the pale, tender skin of her forearm"
Similar:
sore,
painful,
sensitive,
inflamed,
raw,
red,
chafed,
hurting,
aching,
throbbing,
smarting,
stinging,
burning,
irritated,
bruised,
wounded,
injured,
• young, inexperienced, or vulnerable.
• "he started sailing at the tender age of ten"
Similar:
young,
youthful,
early,
impressionable,
inexperienced,
immature,
unsophisticated,
unseasoned,
juvenile,
callow,
green,
raw,
wet behind the ears,
• (of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ‘tender, delicate’.
tender
verb
• offer or present (something) formally.
• "he tendered his resignation as leader"
Similar:
offer,
proffer,
present,
put forward,
propose,
suggest,
advance,
submit,
set before someone,
extend,
give,
render,
hand in,
tender
noun
• an offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price.
• "we invited tenders for up to three more frigates"
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’ (see tend1).
tender
noun
• a vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role.
• "three fire engines, including an emergency tender, attended the scene"
• a dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship.
• a trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water.
• a person who looks after someone else or a machine or place.
• "Alexei signalled to one of the engine tenders"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘attendant, nurse’): from tend2 or shortening of attender (see attend).
