Of or relating to tender acts.
Compassion, warmth, affection, gentleness.
Opposite of cruelty,
violence, sadism, callousness,
cynicism, bitterness.
"If a
man is pictured chopping off a
woman's breast, it only gets a R-rating, but if, God forbid, a
man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an
X-rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness?"
-Sally Struthers
Adam stroked Kevin's hair, holding him with infinite tenderness while Kevin sobbed from a horrible day.
Ellie's rigid expression melted into tenderness as she saw her daughter running toward her.