chafe vs tenderness

tenderness vs chafe

chafe and tenderness both are nouns.

chafe is a verb but tenderness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chafe	Yes	No	Yes	No
tenderness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tenderness is a hypernym of chafe; that is, tenderness is a word with a broader meaning than chafe:

chafe: soreness and warmth caused by friction
tenderness: a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

Other hypernyms of chafe include rawness, soreness.

chafe (noun)	tenderness (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation	a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
soreness and warmth caused by friction	a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
	a positive feeling of liking
	warm compassionate feelings
	a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

chafe (verb)	tenderness (verb)
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
cause friction
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
feel extreme irritation or anger
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Difference between chafe and tenderness

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