tendresse
French, noun/tɑ̃.dʁɛs/
tendresse is spelled T-E-N-D-R-E-S-S-E (9 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written French, the 9,803rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tendresse is a French feminine noun meaning “Tenderness, state of being tender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualité de ce qui est tendre ; il ne se dit qu’au sens moral de la sensibilité à l’amitié, à l’amour, aux…”.
What does tendresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineTenderness, state of being tender.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Qualité de ce qui est tendre ; il ne se dit qu’au sens moral de la sensibilité à l’amitié, à l’amour, aux affections de la nature. 2. Amour, affection particulière portée à quelqu’un ou quelque chose. 3. Caresses, témoignages d’affection.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tendresse
- tendresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tendresse?
- /tɑ̃.dʁɛs/
- \tɑ̃.dʁɛs\
- [la tɑ̃.dʁɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tendresse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tendresse in French?
tendresse appears 6.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).