Collocations for tenderness - noun
ADJ.
extreme, great, infinite | unexpected | loving
QUANT.
wave
He felt a brief wave of tenderness towards his old teacher.
He felt a brief wave of tenderness towards his old teacher.
VERB + TENDERNESS
feel | show
PREP.
with (a) ~
She spoke with loving tenderness.
She spoke with loving tenderness.
~ for/towards
She felt great tenderness for him.
She felt great tenderness for him.
PHRASES
tenderness in sb''s eyes/voice, etc.
There was tenderness in his face as he looked at her.
There was tenderness in his face as he looked at her.