tenderness

1. (countable, uncountable)Quality, state or condition of being tender.

   He picked her up in his arms with great tenderness.

2. (countable, uncountable)A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.

   When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness.

   Zärtlichkeit

   не́жностьnéžnostʹ

   ні́жністьnížnistʹ

   warm compassionate feelings

3. (countable, uncountable)A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.

   When they saw the poor orphans, they were overwhelmed with tenderness for them.

   Everybody needs a little tenderness sometimes.

   забо́тливостьzabótlivostʹ, чу́ткостьčútkostʹ

   турбо́тливістьturbótlyvistʹ, деліка́тністьdelikátnistʹ

   a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

4. (countable, uncountable)A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.

   He noted her extreme tenderness when he touched the bruise on her thigh.

   чувстви́тельностьčuvstvítelʹnostʹ

   чутли́вістьčutlývistʹ

   a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

1. Her voice is filled with tenderness.

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2. A wave of tenderness swept over her.

   ruЕё захлестнула волна нежности.

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3. I looked at the tenderness in his eyes.

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4. There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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5. I looked at her and saw tenderness in her eyes.

   ruЯ посмотрел на неё и увидел в её глазах нежность.

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