tenderness

noun

1. 1

   a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

2. 2

   a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

3. 3

   a positive feeling of liking

   he had trouble expressing the affection he felt

   the child won everyone's heart

4. 4

   warm compassionate feelings

5. 5

   a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

   the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness

   after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on