Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tendre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: ten-dre
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of tender.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete form of tender.

Obsolete

noun

Tender feeling or fondness; affection.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"You poor friendless creatures are always having some foolish tendre […]"
"So the athletic Magnolia instantly impounded the little lieutenant, and began to rally him, in the sort of slang she delighted in, with plenty of merriment and malice upon his tendre for Miss Chattesworth, and made the gallant young gentleman blush and occasionally smile, and bow a great deal, and take some snuff."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tendre (comparative) most tendre (superlative) tendres (present, singular) tendring (participle, present) tendred (participle, past) tendred (past) tendres (plural)

Derived Forms

tendrely

Questions

What does tendre mean?: Obsolete form of tender.

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