tenderness in WordNet English dictionary

1. a positive feeling of liking
   "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
   affection  affectionateness  fondness  tenderness  heart  warmness  warmheartedness  philia 
   
2. 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"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
   tenderness  soreness  rawness 
   
3. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
   softheartedness  tenderness 
   
4. warm compassionate feelings
   tenderness  tenderheartedness 
   
5. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
   tenderness