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tenderness: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling; warm compassionate feelings; a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"

mercifulness collapse: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"; the feeling that motivates compassion

anaphylaxis collapse: hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

clemency collapse: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

buoyancy collapse: the tendency to float in water or other liquid; cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

mellowness collapse: geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana; a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble"; a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor; kindheartedness through maturity or old age

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

volatility collapse: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"; the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

levitation collapse: the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; movement upward in virtue of lightness; the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

laxness collapse: the quality of being lax and neglectful; the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"

irritation collapse: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed; (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"

airiness collapse: lightness in movement or manner; the property of something weightless and insubstantial; the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

fondness collapse: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

sensitivity collapse: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment; the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"; (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"; sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others); susceptibility to a pathogen

festering collapse: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

kindness collapse: a kind act; the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

forbearance collapse: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

daintiness collapse: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

allergy collapse: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

gentleness collapse: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"

levity collapse: a manner lacking seriousness; feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

identification collapse: the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons); evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing; the condition of having your identity established; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"

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