LEARNit Dictionary
tenderness
noun
/ˈtendənəs/
UK
/ˈtendərnəs/
US
1
the quality of being kind, gentle and loving
مهربانی, ملایمت, عطوفت, محبت, رأفت
2
the quality in food of being easy to bite through and cut
نرمی, تردی
The meat had been slow-cooked to incredible tenderness.
opposite
toughness(3)
3
the fact of a part of the body being painful when you touch it
حساسیت, دردناکی, حساسیت به لمس
The patient complained of pain and tenderness in the chest.
synonym
soreness(1)