Tenderly

/ˈtɛndərli/ adverb

Definition

In a soft, gentle, and caring way; with affection or delicate handling.

Etymology

From Old French 'tendre', meaning soft or delicate, from Latin 'tener'. The '-ly' suffix converts it to an adverb describing how something is done with gentleness.

Kelly Says

This word appears constantly in love songs and poetry because the combination of sounds—soft T's and D's, flowing vowels—actually feels tender when you say it out loud, making it perfect for expressing gentle emotion.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በፍቅር (befikir)
beh-fee-keer
ARالعربية
بِحُسْنٍ (bi-ḥusn)
bee-huss-n
BNবাংলা
মৃদুভাবে (mridubhabe)
mree-doo-bha-beh
CACatalà
suau
soo-ow
CSČeština
měkkě
mjek-keh
DADansk
blødt
blødt
DEDeutsch
zart
tsart
ELΕλληνικά
ελαφρά (elafra)
eh-lah-fra
ESEspañol
tiernamente
tyer-nah-men-tay
FAفارسی
مهربانانه (mehrbanane)
mehr-ban-ah-neh
FISuomi
hellä
hel-lä
FRFrançais
tendrement
tond-rə-mɑ̃
GUGU
મીઠી (mīthī)
mee-thee
HAHA
saurare
sow-rah-reh
HEעברית
רך (rak)
rak
HIहिन्दी
नरमता से (narmatā se)
nah-r-mah-tah-seh
HUMagyar
szelíden
sheh-lee-den
IDBahasa Indonesia
lembut
lem-boot
IGIG
n'anya
n-yah-nya
ITItaliano
dolcemente
dol-cheh-men-tay
JA日本語
優しく (yasashiku)
yah-shah-shee-koo
KKKK
өтеген (ötegen)
oh-teh-gen
KMKM
រឿង (reung)
reung
KO한국어
부드럽게 (budoreopge)
boo-doh-reop-geh
MRMR
नम्रतेने (namratene)
nahm-rah-teh-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
lembut
lem-boot
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က လွယ်ကူစွာ (kyuntawt ka loeyku-swa)
kyun-taw-ka lo-ey-koo-swa
NLNederlands
zacht
zakt
NONorsk
mykt
mykt
PAPA
ਮੁCMY (muCMY)
moo-CMY
PLPolski
delikatnie
deh-lee-kat-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
amavelmente
ah-mah-voh-lee
RORomână
blând
blyan
RUРусский
нежно (nezhno)
nyeh-zh-noh
SVSvenska
mjukt
myukt
SWKiswahili
kwama
kwa-mah
TAதமிழ்
வசீகரமாக (vaseegaranaga)
va-shee-ga-ra-nah-gah
TEతెలుగు
లలితంగా (lalitanga)
la-li-ta-nga
THไทย
อ่อนโยน (aon-yon)
ahn-yon
TLTL
maamo
mah-ah-moh
TRTürkçe
nazikçe
nah-zee-cheh
UKУкраїнська
ніжно (nizhno)
nee-zh-noh
URاردو
نرمی سے (nurmi se)
noo-r-mee seh
VITiếng Việt
yêu kiều
yew kee-oh
YOYO
gbemi
gbeh-mee
ZH中文
温柔地 (wēnróu dì)
weh-nrou-dee
ZUZU
ngamile
ngah-mee-leh

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