Definition of "tendresse" [ten•dresse]

• Tender feeling; fondness. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "'Hale! did it ever strike you that Thornton and your daughter have what the French call a tendresse for each other?'"
• "He pretended to love her while seeking nothing other than the restoration of his traitorous family, whereas I … I confess, I was developing a tendresse for Elizabeth."
• "The tendresse and the fragility of the two is so palpable it hurts."