Related Words for tenderness

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Word	Syllables	Categories
fondness	/x	Noun
affection	x/x	Noun, Noun
heart	/	Noun, Noun
discomfort	x/x	Noun, Noun
soreness	/x	Noun, Noun
irritation	xx/x	Noun, Noun
gentleness	/xx	Noun
poignancy	/xx	Noun
softness	/x	Noun
sensitiveness	/xxx	Noun
sweetness	/x	Noun
warmth	/	Noun
longing	/x	Noun
firmness	/x	Noun
pathos	/x	Noun
wistfulness	/xx	Noun
solicitude	x/xx	Noun
sensitivities	xx/xx	Noun
delicacy	/xxx	Noun
earnestness	/xx	Noun
intimacy	/xxx	Noun
kindliness	/xx	Noun
sensuality	xx/xx	Noun
coldness	/x	Noun
pain	/	Noun
reverence	/xx	Noun
empathy	/xx	Noun
sincerity	x/xx	Noun
sorrow	/x	Noun
aching	/x	Verb
anguish	/x	Noun
sternness	/x	Noun
frankness	/x	Noun
swelling	/x	Verb
sublimity	x/xx	Noun
subtlety	/xx	Noun
kindness	/x	Noun
playfulness	/xx	Noun
devotion	x/x	Noun
freshness	/x	Noun
intensity	x/xx	Noun
nobleness	/xx	Noun
thoughtfulness	/xx	Noun
humility	x/xx	Noun
sensibility	xx/xx	Noun
admiration	xx/x	Noun
emotion	x/x	Noun
redness	/x	Noun, Adjective
hardness	/x	Noun
sympathy	/xx	Noun
sentimentality	xxx/xx	Noun
mildness	/x	Noun
acuteness	x/x	Noun
candor	/x	Noun
expressiveness	x/xx	Noun
constancy	/xx	Noun
eloquence	/xx	Noun
hopefulness	/xx	Noun
strength	/	Noun
cheerfulness	/xx	Noun
smoothness	/x	Noun
wildness	/x	Noun
eroticism	x/xxx	Noun
ardor	/x	Noun
vivacity	x/xx	Noun
sadness	/x	Noun
profundity	x/xx	Noun
gentility	x/xx	Noun
benevolence	x/xx	Noun
fullness	/x	Noun
calmness	/x	Noun
closeness	/x	Noun
richness	/x	Noun
steadiness	/xx	Noun
candour	/x	Noun
melancholy	/xxx	Noun
protectiveness	x/xx	Noun
palpation	xxx	Noun, Verb
fragility	x/xx	Noun
cruelty	/x	Noun
boldness	/x	Noun
heartedness	/xx	Noun
humanness	/xx	Noun
emotionality	/xx/xx	Noun
directness	x/x	Noun
meanness	/x	Noun
tightness	/x	Noun
nurturance	/xx	Noun
lightness	/x	Noun
keenness	/x	Noun
gracefulness	/xx	Noun
susceptibility	xxx/xx	Noun
endearment	x/x	Noun
sentimentalism	xx/xxx	Noun
flesh	/	Noun
rebound	x/	Verb
varnish	/x	Verb
percussion	x/x	Verb
adnexal	//x	Adjective
scalp	/	Adjective
abdomen	x/x	Noun
animosity	xx/xx	Noun
anus	/x	Noun
attachment	x/x	Noun
awareness	x/x	Noun
bitterness	/xx	Noun
cerebellum	/x/x	Noun
chafe	/	Noun, Verb
cherish	/x	Verb, Noun
clavicle	/xx	Noun
cranium	/xx	Noun
duodenum	x/xx	Noun
esophagus	x/xx	Noun
graciousness	/xx	Noun
humerus	/xx	Noun
insensitivity	xxx/xx	Noun
joy	/	Noun, Verb
love	/	Noun, Verb
medulla	x/x	Noun
mucosa	x/x	Noun
nurture	/x	Verb, Noun
pelvis	/x	Noun
penis	/x	Noun
periosteum	xx//x	Noun
peritoneum	x/x/x	Noun
pharynx	/x	Noun
pity	/x	Noun, Verb
receptiveness	x/xx	Noun
regard	x/	Noun, Verb
respect	x/	Noun, Verb
responsiveness	x/xx	Noun
sacrum	/x	Noun
sclera	/x	Noun
sensation	x/x	Noun
seriousness	/xxx	Noun
soft spot	//	Phrase, Noun
trachea	/xx	Noun
ulna	/x	Noun
urethra	x/x	Noun
shirtless	/x	Adjective
milestone	/x	Noun, Verb
bulletproof	/xx	Adjective, Verb
no	/	Noun, Adverb, Adjective
stonewall	/x	Name, Verb, Adjective
sorta	/x	Adverb