Tender
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Sensitive or painful to be touched. Soft and easily chewed. Fond, loving, gentle, sweet
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make tender or delicate; to weaken. To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly. To offer, to give. To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Someone who tends or waits on someone. A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel. A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships. A boat used for transportation between a ship and shore. A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card. A formal offer to buy or sell something.
Example sentence: There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.
Weak
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Lacking in force or ability.Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.Regular in inflection, especially of verbs.One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.Bad or uncool.Good or cool ( we had a weak time ) slang in P.E.I., Canada.
Example sentence: Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.