tenderness

as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others volunteers at the shelter tended to all the animals in their care with great tenderness

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“Tenderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenderness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.

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