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tenderness

noun
  1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
  2. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
    softheartedness
  3. a positive feeling of liking
    heart
  4. warm compassionate feelings
    tenderheartedness
  5. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    “the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness”
    rawnesssoreness