tenderness vs chafing

tenderness and chafing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, chafing is a hyponym of tenderness; that is, chafing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tenderness:

Other hyponyms of tenderness include rebound tenderness, chafe.

tenderness (noun)	chafing (noun)
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling	soreness or irritation of the skin 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)