tendresse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tendresse === Noun === tendresse (plural tendresses) tenderness, gentle intimacy or affection == 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 === Noun === tendresse f (plural tendresses) Tenderness, state of being tender. === Further reading === “tendresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012