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feeling vs tenderness

tenderness vs feeling

feeling and tenderness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feeling Yes No No No
tenderness Yes No No No
As nouns, tenderness is a hyponym of feeling; that is, tenderness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feeling:
  • feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  • tenderness: a positive feeling of liking
Other hyponyms of feeling include affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness, soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex, ambivalence, ambivalency, apathy, desire, sex, sexual urge, pleasance, pleasure, pain, painfulness, pang, stab, twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness, unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humbleness, humility, amazement, astonishment, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity, solemnity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, agitation, calmness, bravery, fearlessness, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, warmheartedness, warmness, humor, humour, mood, temper, fellow feeling, sympathy, enthusiasm, anchorage, disinterest.
feeling (noun) tenderness (noun)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
an intuitive understanding of something a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
a physical sensation that you experience a positive feeling of liking
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin warm compassionate feelings
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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