tenerity

English

Etymology

ten(d)er +‎ -ity, from Latin teneritas. See tender.

Noun

tenerity (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) tenderness
   • 1880, “The Medical Advance”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     The flexure of the uterus and the tenerity of the posterior wall readily accounted for the early mistake as to the intra - uterine character

References

• “tenerity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• entierty, entirety, eternity