Tenderness is gentleness, or is feelings of warmth and affection for someone or something, or is a soreness, or is the quality of being able to be easy to cut or chew.
(noun)
- When a mother gently caresses her baby's cheek, this is an example of tenderness.
- The warm and loving feelings that you feel towards your significant other are an example of tenderness.
- When your ankle hurts a bit because you have twisted it, this is an example of tenderness.
- When steak that you are eating is easy to cut and chew, this is an example of tenderness.