Difference between Tenderness and Fondness

What is the difference between Tenderness and Fondness?

Tenderness as a noun is a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings while Fondness as a noun is the quality of being fond

Tenderness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings concern for the feelings or welfare of others pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched

Example sentence: Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.

Fondness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the quality of being fond

Example sentence: It's easy to like the most popular films, but I have a great fondness for 'A Life Less Ordinary'.

We hope you now know whether to use Tenderness or Fondness in your sentence.

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