tendresse

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.dʁɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
Audio (file)

Noun

tendresse f (plural tendresses)

Tenderness, state of being tender.
- 2023 January 11, Peter Bradshaw, “Tár review – Cate Blanchett is perfect lead in delirious, sensual drama”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
  […] Tár has furthermore conceived a tendresse for a new cellist.

Further reading

“tendresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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