ternura
Spanish, noun/teɾˈnuɾa/
ternura is spelled T-E-R-N-U-R-A (7 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,258th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ternura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tenderness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Suavidad y blandura de un objeto o su superficie”.
What does ternura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetenderness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suavidad y blandura de un objeto o su superficie. 2. Temperamento propenso al afecto y dulzura. 3. Temperamento que despierta estos mismos sentimientos. 4. Juventud de algo que no ha alcanzado aún su pleno desarrollo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ternura
- ternuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ternura?
- /teɾˈnuɾa/
- [t̪eɾˈnu.ɾa]
- [t̪eɾˈnuɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ternura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ternura in Spanish?
ternura appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).