Definition of tender

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Tender (n.) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest..

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Pitiful :: Pitiful (a.) Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.
Tid :: Tid (a.) Tender; soft; nice; -- now only used in tidbit.
Patache :: Patache (n.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure..
Fatherly :: Fatherly (a.) Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful.
Administration :: Administration (n.) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament..
Hodman :: Hodman (n.) A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender.
Sore :: Sore (superl.) Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation..
Greenhouse :: Greenhouse (n.) A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
Fondle :: Fondle (v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child..
Union :: Union (n.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection..
Clemency :: Clemency (n.) Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy..
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears..
Infant :: Infant (a.) Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength..
Tenderling :: Tenderling (n.) One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling.
Inhuman :: Inhuman (a.) Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people..
Languish :: Languish (v. i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy..
Flesh :: Flesh (n.) In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness..
Tenderness :: Tenderness (n.) The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).
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