tendencel (tendens)

[ He freely moves and acts according to his most natural tendence and inclination. J. Scott, Christian Life, i. 1. tendence2 (ten'dens), n. Same as tendance. tendency (ten'den-si), n. [As tendencel (see -cy).] Movement, or inclination to move, in some particular direction or toward some end or purpose; bent, leaning, or inclination toward some object, effect, or result; inclining or contributing influence. The tenderest mother could not have been more anxious and careful as to the religious tendency of any books we Lady Holland , Sydney Smith, vi. read. Tendency is the ideal summation of the statical conditions which tend to a dynamical result; or, to expre it le technically, it is one gathering up into a picture of all the events which we foresee will succeed each other when the organism is set going, and of the final result. G. H. Lewes, Probs. of Life and Mind, I. ii. § 38. Everywhere the history of religion betrays a tendency to enthusiasm. Emerson , E ays, 1st ser., p. 256. =Syn. Propensity, Inclination, etc. (see bent1 ), drift, direction, bearing. tender1 (ten'der), a. and n. [ You have show'd a tender fatherly regard. Shak., T. of the S., ii. 1. 288. Her wide gray eyes Made tenderer with those thronging memories. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, II. 295. I desired him to repeat to me the translation he had made of some tender verses in Theocritus. between them I do not believe. Steele , Tatler, No. 207. That Number Five foresaw from the first that any ten derer feeling than that of friendship would intrude itself O. W. Holmes, The Atlantic, LXVI. 665. 7. Delicate in constitution, consistency, texture, etc.; fragile; easily injured, broken, or bruised. IMG:content-0081.png:[blocks in formation] 8. Delicate as regards health; weakly. [Scotch.] I am sure I wad hae answered for her as my ain daughter; but, wae 's my heart, I had been tender a' the simmer, and scarce ower the door o' my room for twal weeks. Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, v. 9. Very sensitive to impre ion; very susceptible of any sensation or emotion; easily pained. What art thou call'st me from my holy rites, And with the fearèd name of death affrights My tender ears? Fletcher , Faithful Shepherde , iv. 2. 10. Not strong; not hardy; not able to endure hardship or rough treatment; delicate; weak. But longe ne myght endure the cristin, for yet the childeren were tendre and grene, so that the i moste nede remeve a-brode in to the feilde, and in short tyme the i sholde haue hadde grete lo e. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 287. Gen. xxxiii. 13. Deut. xxviii. 56. My lord knoweth that the children are tender . The tender and delicate woman among you. tender So far beneath your soft and tender breeding. Shak., T. N., v. 1. 331. A tender, puling, nice, chitty-fac'd squall 'tis. Middle ton, More Di emblers besides Women, iii. 1. 11. Fresh; immature; feeble; young and inexperienced. For tendere wittes wenen al be wyle Ther as they kan nat pleynly understonde. Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 271. There came two Springals, of full tender yeares. Spenser, F. Q., V. x. 6. He left, in his tender youth, the bosom of home, of happine , of wealth, and of rank, to plunge in the dust and blood of our inauspicious struggle. E. Everett, Orations, I. 465. IMG:content-0082.png:[blocks in formation] Shak., Cymbeline, v. 5. 87. As this is soft and pliant to your arms In a circumferent flexure, so will I Be tender of your welfare and your will. Chapman, Gentleman Usher, iv. Get once a good Name, and be very tender of it afterwards. Howell , Letters, ii. 14. Don't be so tender at making an enemy now and then. Emerson, Conduct of Life. 14. Delicate; ticklish; apt to give pain if inconsiderately or roughly dealt with or referred to; requiring careful handling so as not to annoy or give pain: as, a tender subject. In things that are tender and unpleasing, it is good to break the ice by some whose words are of le weight, and to reserve the more weighty voice to come in as by chance. Bacon , Cunning (ed. 1887). 15t. Quick; keen; sharp. The full-fed hound or gorged hawk, Unapt for tender smell or speedy flight. Shak., Lucrece, 1. 695. IMG:content-0083.png:[blocks in formation] Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion, And show'd thou makest some tender of my life. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 4. 49. I had a kind of a Tender for Dolly. Mrs. Cent livre, The Man's Bewitched, v. 2. I swear, Lady Harriot, were I not already yours, I could have a Tender for this Lady. Steele , Grief A-la-Mode, v. 1. tender1 (ten'der), v . t. [ME. tendren ; Wherfor I besech yow of yowr faderly pyte to tendre the more thys symple wryghtyng, as I schal owt of dowght her after doo that schal please yow to the uttermest of my power and labor. Paston Letters, I. 436. Shak., T. N., v. 1. 129. Your minion, whom... I tender dearly. As you tender your Ears, be secret. Congreve, Way of the World, i. 2. I saw an others fate approaching fast, And left mine owne his safetie to tender . Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, 1. 362. What of the ravenous Tygre then, To lose her yong she tender'd with such care? Heywood , Dialogues (Works, ed. Pearson, 1874, VI. 136). 2. To make tender, in any sense. I pray God forgive you, open your eyes, tender your hearts. Penn, To J. H., etc. If too strongly acid or alkaline it (the mordant] will have a corrosive action, and the goods, as it is technically called, will be tendered . W. Crookes, Dyeing and Calico-Printing, p. 517. tender2 (ten'der), v. [ tion. Most mighty Lord (quoth Adam), heer I tender All thanks I can, not all I should thee render. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., Eden. Upon tend ring my Present, he seemed to smile, and gave me a gentle Nod. Bailey, tr. of Colloquies of Erasmus, II. 2. tender Oaths of allegiance were tendered too lightly by the Neapolitans to carry the same weight as in other nations. Pre scott, Ferd, and Isa., ii. 10. 2. To offer in payment or satisfaction of some demand or obligation: as, to tender the (exact) amount of rent due. Shall any other pay my debt, while I Write myself bankrupt? or Calista owe The least beholding ne for that which she, On all the bonds of gratitude I have seal'd to, May challenge from me to be freely tender'd ? Fletcher ( and Mas singer ?), Lovers' Progre , v. 1. It shall be the duty of the seller, on maturity of the contract (i. e., the last day specified therein), to tender the 6230 except gold-note banks. - Plea of tender, a plea by a defendant that he has made due tender, and has remained always ready to satisfy the plaintiff's claim, and now brings the sum demanded into court. - Tender of amends, an offer by a person who is charged with a wrong or breach of contract to pay a sum of money by way of amends. Tender of i ue, a pleading which in effect invites the adverse party to join i ue upon it.