Difference between Tender and Weak

What is the difference between Tender and Weak?

Tender as an adjective is sensitive or painful to be touched. while Weak as an adjective is lacking in force or ability.

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.

We hope you now know whether to use Tender or Weak in your sentence.

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