tender

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. present, offer, proffer, hold out; propose, suggest; volunteer. —adj. gentle, kind; sentimental; affectionate, tenderhearted, loving, amorous; immature; sympathetic, soft; humane, merciful; young; fragile, delicate; pathetic, touching; painful, sore. See benevolence, love, softness, feeling, pity, youth.—n. money; supply ship; supply car, coal car. See ship, vehicle.

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Soft]

Syn. delicate, fragile, supple; see soft 2 .

2. [Youthful]

Syn. immature, childish, childlike; see young 1 .

3. [Kind]

Syn. kind, warm, warmhearted, sympathetic, loving, solicitous, compassionate; see also kind .

4. [Weak]

Syn. fragile, frail, delicate; see weak 1 .

5. [Touching]

Syn. moving, pathetic, affecting; see pitiful 1 .

6. [Sensitive]

Syn. delicate, dainty, touchy, ticklish, oversensitive, hypersensitive, painful; see also raw 5 , sore .

Syn.- tender implies a softness or gentleness in one's relations with others that is expressive of warm affection, concern, etc. [ a tender caress ] ; compassionate is applied to one who is easily affected by another's troubles or pains and is quick to show pity or mercy [ a compassionate judge ] ; sympathetic implies the ability or disposition to enter into another's mental state or emotions and thus to share sorrows, joys, deSires, etc. [ a sympathetic interest in a colleague's career ] ; warm and warmhearted suggest an interest or affection characterized by cordiality, generosity, etc. [warm, or warmhearted , hospitality ] v.

Syn. proffer, present, give; see offer 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. offer proffer, proposition, presentation.

2. caretaker sitter, watcher, maintenance man.

II

v.

offer, proffer, present, proposition, put forth, submit, advance, give.

III

a.

1. soft delicate, fragile, frail, weak, feeble.

2. gentle mild, light, soft, easy.

3. youthful immature, young, unseasoned, unhardened, soft, raw, vulnerable, *wet behind the ears.

4. tenderhearted loving, kind, compassionate, sympathetic, caring, warm, understanding, supportive, sweet, considerate.

5. painful hurting, smarting, sore, raw, sensitive, inflamed.

ANT.: 1. hard, stony, tough. 2. rough, hard. 3. mature, seasoned, experienced, hardened. 4. uncaring, cold, indifferent, cruel. 5. calloused, rough

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To put before another for acceptance: extend, offer, present2, proffer, volunteer. Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before. See OFFER.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Of a kindly, considerate character: gentle, mild, soft, softhearted, tenderhearted. See KIND.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Something offered: bid, offer, proffer, proposal. See OFFER.