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tenderness vs affectionateness

affectionateness vs tenderness

tenderness and affectionateness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tenderness Yes No No No
affectionateness Yes No No No
As nouns, affectionateness is a hypernym of tenderness; that is, affectionateness is a word with a broader meaning than tenderness:
  • tenderness: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
  • affectionateness: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Other hypernyms of tenderness include fondness, lovingness, warmth.
As nouns, tenderness and affectionateness are synonyms defined as:
  • tenderness and affectionateness: a positive feeling of liking
Other synonyms of tenderness include affection, fondness, heart, philia, warmheartedness, warmness.
tenderness (noun) affectionateness (noun)
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) a positive feeling of liking
a positive feeling of liking
warm compassionate feelings
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
Difference between tenderness and affectionateness

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