Tenderness may refer to:

Film

* ''Tenderness'' (1930 film), a French drama film * ''Tenderness'' (2009 film), an American crime film * ''Tenderness'' (2017 film), an Italian drama film

Medicine

Tenderness (medicine) In medicine, tenderness is pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched. It should not be confused with the pain that a patient perceives without touching. Pain is patient's perception, while tenderness is a sign that a clinician elicits. ...

, pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched *

Rebound tenderness Blumberg's sign (also referred to as rebound tenderness or Shchetkin–Blumberg's sign) is a clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen. (The latter is referred to simply as '' ...

, a clinical sign that a doctor may detect in physical examination of a patient's abdomen

Music

Albums

* ''Tenderness'' (Al Jarreau album), 1994 * ''Tenderness'' (Blue Hawaii album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Tenderness'' (Duff McKagan album) or the title song, 2019 * ''Tenderness'' (JD Souther album), 2015 * ''Tenderness'' (Kip Hanrahan album), 1990 * ''Tenderness'' (Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis album) or the title song, 1985 * ''Tenderness'', by the

Ohio Players Ohio Players are an American funk band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and " Love Rollercoaster", and for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women. Many of the women were models f ...

, 1981

Songs

* "Tenderness" (General Public song), 1984 * "Tenderness" (Soviet song), 1965 * "Tenderness", by

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...

from ''

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

'', 1980 * "Tenderness", by

Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...

from ''

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

'', 1995 * "Tenderness", by

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single " Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking a ...

from '' Hold Me'', 1985 * "Tenderness", by

Parquet Courts Parquet Courts is an American rock music, rock band from New York City. The band consists of Andrew Savage (artist), Andrew Savage (vocals, guitar), Austin Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Sean Yeaton (bass, vocals), and Max Savage (drums). H ...

from ''

Wide Awake! ''Wide Awake!'' (stylized as "''Wide Awaaaaake!''") is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Parquet Courts, released on May 18, 2018 on Rough Trade Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and ...

'', 2018 * "Tenderness", by

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

from ''

There Goes Rhymin' Simon ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released in May 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel (" Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland (" Take Me to the Mard ...

'', 1973 * "Tenderness", by Steppenwolf from ''

For Ladies Only ''For Ladies Only'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in November 1971, by Dunhill Records. It is a political concept album mainly about feminism, but with several more conventional so ...

'', 1971

Other uses

* ''Tenderness'' (novel), a 1997 novel by Robert Cormier * ''Tenderness'' (sculpture), a marble sculpture by Paul Lancz, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada *

Hardiness (plants) Hardiness of plants describes their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. It is usually limited to discussions of climatic adversity. Thus a plant's ability to tolerate cold, heat, drought, flooding, or wind are typically considered measu ...

(in)ability to withstand freezing temperatures *

Meat tenderness Tenderness is a quality of meat gauging how easily it is chewed or cut. Tenderness is a desirable quality, as tender meat is softer, easier to chew, and generally more palatable than harder meat. Consequently, tender cuts of meat typically command ...

, a gauge of meat palatability

Film

Medicine

Music

Albums

Songs

Other uses

See also