tendre

Meaning

Adj

tender (soft, delicate)

Verb

1. to tighten
2. to stretch out
3. to tend
4. to strive
5. to become taut

Concepts

tender

soft

stretch

strain

extend

tighten

tend

set

tense

affectionate

stress

delicate

stretch out

strech

wind up

caressing

airy

gentle

reach

spread

hold out

rack

sell

fond

cuddlesome

loving

refined

cuddly

limp

fine

flimsy

mellow

hand over

pass

spread out

brittle

incline

fragile

endearing

string

key up

reach out

affix

paste

stick

meek

subdued

cover

hide

lay

lay something upside down

turn something over

amiable

graceful

kind

suave

brace

stiffen

drape

draw

tension

easy

give

offer

green

immature

not ripe

not yet ripe

unripe

young

tauten

dainty

be directed

inclined

become tender

make soft

tenderize

smooth

worthless

be soft

pull

pull tight

keep open

friable

short

tense up

drift

dispose

aim

drive

get

strive

try

seek

be given

lean

run

stretchability

stretchiness

hand in

rax

adorable

aid

assist

bolster up

brace up

help

reenforce

reinvigorate

support

sustain

tone up

underpin

draw close

follow through

outstretch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tendre, from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).