tendresse

French

Etymology

From tendre +‎ -esse. Compare Italian tenerezza, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza, Romanian tinerețe, Spanish and Portuguese terneza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.dʁɛs/
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Noun

tendresse f (plural tendresses)

tenderness, state of being tender

Further reading

“tendresse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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