| Main Entry: | tender |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fragile, soft |
Synonyms: |
breakable, dainty, delicate, effete, feeble, frail, supple, weak |
Antonyms: |
hard, rough, tough |
| Main Entry: | tender |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | young, inexperienced |
Synonyms: |
callow, childish, childlike, green*, immature, impressionable, new, raw*, rookie*, sensitive, unripe, vernal, vulnerable, wet behind the ears, youthful |
Antonyms: |
experienced, mature, older |
| Main Entry: | tender |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affectionate, loving |
Synonyms: |
all heart, amorous, benevolent, bleeding-heart, caring, charitable, commiserative, compassionate, considerate, demonstrative, emotional, evocative, fond, forgiving, gentle, humane, kind, lenient, lovey-dovey, merciful, mild, moving, mushy, poignant, responsive, romantic, sensitive, sentimental, soft, softhearted, solicitous, sympathetic, tenderhearted, thoughtful, ticklish, tolerant, touching, touchy, warm, warmhearted, yielding |
Antonyms: |
callous, uncaring, unfeeling, unloving |
| Main Entry: | tender |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | painful, sore |
Synonyms: |
aching, acute, bruised, delicate, hypersensitive, inflamed, irritated, oversensitive, raw, sensitive, smarting, thin-skinned, ticklish, touchy |
Antonyms: |
healthy, ok, unpained |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply moved or hurt emotionally |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset |
Antonyms: |
calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled |
| Main Entry: | affectionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having or showing fondness |
Synonyms: |
all over, attached, caring, crazy over, dear, devoted, doting, fond, friendly, huggy, kind, lovey-dovey, loving, mushy, nutty about, partial, soft on, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
antagonistic, cold, cool, disliking, undemonstrative |
| Main Entry: | amatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affectionate, desirous |
Synonyms: |
admiring, amorous, aphrodisiac, ardent, attracted, devoted, doting, erotic, fervent, fond, languishing, lovesick, loving, passionate, rapturous, romantic, sentimental, tender, wooing, yearning |
Antonyms: |
hateful, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | amorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loving, affectionate |
Synonyms: |
amative, amatory, aphrodisiac, ardent, attached, boy crazy, doting, enamored, erotic, fond, girl crazy, have a crush on, horny*, hot, hot and heavy, impassioned, in love, infatuated, lovesick, lovey dovey, lustful, passionate, romantic, sexy, sweet for, sweet on, tender, turned on |
Antonyms: |
cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | clement |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forgiving |
Synonyms: |
benevolent, benign, benignant, charitable, compassionate, easy, forbearing, gentle, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kind, kind-hearted, kindly, lenient, merciful, mild, soft-hearted, sympathetic, tender, tolerant |
Antonyms: |
hard, hard-hearted, harsh, mean, unforgiving |
| Main Entry: | compassionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having tender feelings |
Synonyms: |
all heart, being big, benevolent, bleeding heart, charitable, commiserative, forbearing, going easy on, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, living with, merciful, old softie, piteous, pitying, responsive, soft shell, softhearted, sparing, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, understanding, warm, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
cruel, hard, harsh, hateful, indifferent, mean, merciless, tyrannous |