tenderness
Definitions
Noun
- A tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- Warm compassionate feelings
- A positive feeling of liking
- A feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tenderness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stimulus | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | strenuous | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | tenuous | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | stupendous | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | tortuous | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | strangeness | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | stubbornness | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | timeliness | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | tardiness | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | tenebrous | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | stoltzfus | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | tantalus | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | tastiness | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | ticketless | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | trendless | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | truthiness | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tenderness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tennessee | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | tender | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | tendencies | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | eagerness | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | tendered | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | tenders | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | endress | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | latendresse | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | ternes | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | endres | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | enders | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | trendless | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | terseness | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sternness | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | steepness | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | otherness | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | inverness | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | inertness | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | extenders | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "tenderness" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "tenderness" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "tenderness" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tenderness".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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