tender
/ˈtɛndɚ/
adjectivenounverb
Common
1.adj.given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
“a tender heart”
2.adj.hurting
“the tender spot on his jaw”
3.adj.young and immature
“at a tender age”
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tender and tenner differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. tender means “given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality”. tenner means “the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system”. tender is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtɛndɚ/
1.adj.given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
“a tender heart”
2.adj.hurting
“the tender spot on his jaw”
3.adj.young and immature
“at a tender age”
/ˈtɛnɚ/
1.n.the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
2.n.a United States bill worth 10 dollars
| tender | tenner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɛndɚ/ | /ˈtɛnɚ/ |
| Said | TEN-dur | TEN-ur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective, noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 18 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | ten, 10, X |
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