ternura

/teɾˈnuɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. tenderness

    • Lo miró con ternura.

      She looked at him tenderly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cariño

Close synonyms for "affection, tenderness."

Similar in other languages

German

Zärtlichkeit

Zärtlichkeit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tenderness."

Portuguese

ternura

ternura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tenderness."

Practice

1 What does ternura mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo miró con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ternura?

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