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1. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] hurting.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
Rhymes with Tender
- transgender
- suspender
- splendor
- engender
- defender
- challender
- cavender
- callender
- surrender
- spender
- slender
- skender
- schlender
- offender
- brendor
- brender
- blender
- allender
- zender
- zehnder
- yender
- wender
- vendor
- sender
- render
- pender
- lender
- kender
- gender
- fender
Sentences with tender
1. Noun, singular or mass
Choice ribeyes come with just enough fat to keep the meat tender and juicy.
2. Verb, past participle
Small rutabagas have tender skin and require no peeling.
Quotes about tender
1. She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.
- Christina Rossetti
2. Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew, Whose short refresh upon tender green, Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone, as it had never been.
- Samuel Daniel
3. How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
- George Washington Carver
2. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
3. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] young and immature.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
4. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] having or displaying warmth or affection.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
5. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] easy to cut or chew.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
6. tender
verb. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] offer or present for acceptance.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
7. tender
adjective. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
8. tender
noun. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] ship that usually provides supplies to other ships.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
9. tender
noun. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)
10. tender
noun. ['ˈtɛndɝ'] something that can be used as an official medium of payment.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tend (English)
- tenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tendre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tendere (Latin)