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tenderness

How many syllables in tenderness?

  3 syllables

Divide tenderness into syllables:   ten-der-ness
Stressed syllable in tenderness:   ten-der-ness
How to say tenderness:

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Synonyms for tenderness


1 syllable
  • ache
  • heart
  • pain
  • care
  • love
  • warmth
2 syllables
  • kindness
  • rawness
  • soreness
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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