tenderly
In loving fashion
Tenderly means in a gentle, caring, or affectionate manner.
The word suggests softness and emotional warmth: She tenderly brushed the hair from his forehead.
It often describes physical touch or tone of voice when expressing love or concern: He spoke tenderly to the frightened child.
With deep affection
- fondlyWith deep affection
- adoringlyWith great affection
- devotedlyWith steadfast commitment
- endearinglyIn a lovable way
sweetly · warmly · cherish · caress · embrace · nuzzle · cuddle · dote
With little volume
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- lightlyWith little weight
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
stroke · brush · pat · feather · whisper · soothe · cradle · nestle
With caring concern
- empatheticallyWith shared feeling
- sensitivelyWith emotional awareness
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
- sympatheticallyWith shared feeling
warmth · vulnerability · melancholy · longing · poignantly · wistfully · bittersweet · gentle
lovingly
With deep affection
endearingly · sweetly · warmly · cherish · caress · embrace · nuzzle · cuddle · dote · sweetheart
softly
With little volume
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- lightlyWith little weight
carefully · stroke · brush · pat · feather · whisper · soothe · cradle · nestle · coo
compassionately
With caring concern
- empatheticallyWith shared feeling
- sensitivelyWith emotional awareness
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
sympathetically · warmth · vulnerability · melancholy · longing · poignantly · wistfully · bittersweet · gentle · touching
nurture
Support growth and development
attend · comfort · support · shelter · guard · watch · safeguard · preserve · cultivate · provide
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- musical adverbsloudly, softly, slowly, quickly, gently
- reassurancesyou're safe, no sweat, no biggie, don't worry, it's alright
tenderlyroughly
In approximate terms
harshly · violently · forcefully · brutally · aggressively
- chicken tendersBreaded poultry strip
- tender loving careSolicitous, gentle caregiving
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- tender heartCapacity for deep empathy
- tender momentBrief emotional connection
- meat tenderizerTool to soften flesh
tender, tenderness, tendered, tenders, attender, attenders, tendering, tenderize, tenderest