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Tenderness vs Touchingness - What's the difference?

tenderness | touchingness | Synonyms |

Tenderness is a synonym of touchingness.


As nouns the difference between tenderness and touchingness

is that tenderness is a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings while touchingness is the condition of being touching.

tenderness

English

Noun

(es)
  • a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
    • When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness .
  • concern for the feelings or welfare of others
    • When they saw the poor orphans, they were overwhelmed with tenderness for them.
  • pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched
    • He noted her extreme tenderness when he touched the bruise on her thigh.

    touchingness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The condition of being touching

    • Synonyms

    *sympathy *tenderness