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tender

ten·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ten-der]
    • /ˈtɛn dər/
    • /ˈten.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-der]
    • /ˈtɛn dər/

Definitions of tender word

  • adjective tender soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak. 1
  • adjective tender weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy. 1
  • adjective tender (of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures. 1
  • adjective tender young or immature: children of tender age. 1
  • adjective tender delicate or soft in quality: tender blue. 1
  • adjective tender delicate, soft, or gentle: the tender touch of her hand. 1

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Origin of tender

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English, variant of tendre < Old French < Latin tenerum, accusative of tener tender

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tender

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tender popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tender usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tender

adj tender

  • abscessed — a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
  • aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
  • achy — If you feel achy, your body hurts.
  • affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.

verb tender

  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • bid — A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
  • bring forth — to give birth to

noun tender

  • agriculturalist — An agriculturalist is someone who is an expert on agriculture and who advises farmers.
  • agronomist — An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops.
  • bid price — The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.
  • bidding — an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding)
  • big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.

adv tender

  • fatherly — of, like, or befitting a father.

adjective tender

  • adoring — An adoring person is someone who loves and admires another person very much.
  • careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
  • contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
  • dovelike — Similar to a dove.
  • emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.

Antonyms for tender

adj tender

  • bloody — Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry.
  • brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
  • callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
  • demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
  • dog eat dog — marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.: It's a dog-eat-dog industry.

adjective tender

  • aper — a person who apes, a mimic
  • casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
  • chewy — If food is chewy, it needs to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow.
  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • fibrous — containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

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