Hyphenation of tenderness

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tenderness? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ten-der-ness

Definitions of tenderness:

1.	A tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
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
3.	Rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
4.	Warm compassionate feelings
5.	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
6.	A feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

Synonyms of tenderness:

noun	affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth
noun	soreness, pain, hurting
noun	tenderheartedness, compassion, compassionateness
noun	affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, warmheartedness, feeling
noun	softheartedness, concern

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.