nesh
Soft; tender; sensitive; yieldingSoft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
Translations
6 languagesMeaning
3 senses(UK, dialectal)Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
(UK, dialectal)Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.
kälteempfindlich
не́жныйnéžnyj
(UK, dialectal)Soft; friable; crumbly.
Origin
From Middle English nesh, nesch, nesche, from Old English hnesċe, hnysċe, næsċe (“soft, teFrom Middle English nesh, nesch, nesche, from Old English hnesċe, hnysċe, næsċe (“soft, tender, mild; weak, delicate; slack, negligent; effeminate, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-, *kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”).
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Forms
nesher, neshestWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.