untenderadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtender.

1. Not tender in dealing with others; ungentle, unkind. Also const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkindc1325

dure1412

roughc1415

foula1500

harsh1579

untender1608

unsoftened1645

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

uncannya1774

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

bad-blooded1842

half-hearted1864

brash1868

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkind1340

ungentle1509

untender1608

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

half-hearted1864

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 99 So yong and so vntender .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iv. 12 Why tender'st thou that Paper to me, with A looke vntender ?

c1678 J. B. in Spirit of Popery (1680) 75 Is it reasonable..to be thus tender of a few men, and untender of the grand Concerns of..our Master?

1710 W. Congreve Lament. Hector in Wks. III. 894 In all which time..Not one untender Word, or Look of Scorn, Which I too often have from others born.

1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. xxxi. 16 Let untender thoughts afar be driven.

1825 C. Lamb Wedding in Elia 2nd Ser. Is there not something untender..in the hurry which a beloved child is sometimes in to tear herself from the paternal stock.

1898 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. ii. 14 In those untender days he was considered too delicate to remain at a Public School.

†2. Not having a tender conscience; lacking in religious susceptibility. Also transferred. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous

conscienceless?c1425

unconscienced1467

unconscionable1568

inconscionablea1599

conscionless1607

disconscient1641

unconscientious1649

untendera1658

unscrupulous1803

any-lengthian1805

unscrupled1813

scrupleless1823

no good1838

sharky1858

society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > having faith > unsusceptible

untendera1658

a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 187 We will find, that many who have been untender, have had hand at this work.

1680 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 45 235 This wofull dreadfull defection in these two emenent men is to be lamented... Among them Mr. Castairs elder is the most unsound and untender.

a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) vii. 139 The untender carriage of some ministers in Nithsdale.

a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) iv. 35 He being both a weak and untender man, was unacceptable to the parish.

1765 J. Brown Christian Jrnl. 262 Untender professors loudly bawl against the sins of others.

a1812 A. Maclean Disc. in Wks. (1848) VI. 195 By an untender walk guilt has accumulated upon the conscience.

3. Not immature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective]

oldlyOE

rankOE

ripedOE

thowenc1200

waxena1325

ripea1393

thrivena1400

provect1531

big1552

mellowed1575

adulted1645

full agea1658

adult1742

ripeful?1836

unyouthful1859

untender1879

maturish1885

1879 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. xii. 416 The effect produced on tender years will be submerged in the un-tender years that follow.

Derivatives

unˈtenderness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun]

unkindshipa1393

unmeeknessa1425

unmildnessc1460

ingratitude1477

harshnessc1480

ingratuity1528

ungentleness1548

untendernessa1658

bad blood1664

unbenevolence1720

society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > unsusceptibility

untendernessa1658

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [noun]

unkindshipa1393

unkindnessa1400

unmeeknessa1425

unmildnessc1460

ungentleness1548

tender mercies1611

untendernessa1658

imbenignity1675

unbenevolence1720

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of scruple

unconscionableness1607

untendernessa1658

unconscientiousness1674

inconscionableness1800

unscrupulousness1808

unscrupulosity1847

consciencelessness1857

a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 181 There was much..unwatchfulnesse and untendernesse in both these respects before God.

1680 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 45 248 An untenderness and sinfull love of life.

1724 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1791) 122 If through untenderness ye provoke him to withdraw.

1883 Cent. Mag. 55 This education..he had never got.—Hence his untenderness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	untender
释义	untenderadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtender. 1. Not tender in dealing with others; ungentle, unkind. Also const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkindc1325 dure1412 roughc1415 foula1500 harsh1579 untender1608 unsoftened1645 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 uncannya1774 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 bad-blooded1842 half-hearted1864 brash1868 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkind1340 ungentle1509 untender1608 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 half-hearted1864 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 99 So yong and so vntender . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iv. 12 Why tender'st thou that Paper to me, with A looke vntender ? View more context for this quotation c1678 J. B. in Spirit of Popery (1680) 75 Is it reasonable..to be thus tender of a few men, and untender of the grand Concerns of..our Master? 1710 W. Congreve Lament. Hector in Wks. III. 894 In all which time..Not one untender Word, or Look of Scorn, Which I too often have from others born. 1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. xxxi. 16 Let untender thoughts afar be driven. 1825 C. Lamb Wedding in Elia 2nd Ser. Is there not something untender..in the hurry which a beloved child is sometimes in to tear herself from the paternal stock. 1898 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. ii. 14 In those untender days he was considered too delicate to remain at a Public School. †2. Not having a tender conscience; lacking in religious susceptibility. Also transferred. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous conscienceless?c1425 unconscienced1467 unconscionable1568 inconscionablea1599 conscionless1607 disconscient1641 unconscientious1649 untendera1658 unscrupulous1803 any-lengthian1805 unscrupled1813 scrupleless1823 no good1838 sharky1858 society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > having faith > unsusceptible untendera1658 a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 187 We will find, that many who have been untender, have had hand at this work. 1680 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 45 235 This wofull dreadfull defection in these two emenent men is to be lamented... Among them Mr. Castairs elder is the most unsound and untender. a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) vii. 139 The untender carriage of some ministers in Nithsdale. a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) iv. 35 He being both a weak and untender man, was unacceptable to the parish. 1765 J. Brown Christian Jrnl. 262 Untender professors loudly bawl against the sins of others. a1812 A. Maclean Disc. in Wks. (1848) VI. 195 By an untender walk guilt has accumulated upon the conscience. 3. Not immature. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] oldlyOE rankOE ripedOE thowenc1200 waxena1325 ripea1393 thrivena1400 provect1531 big1552 mellowed1575 adulted1645 full agea1658 adult1742 ripeful?1836 unyouthful1859 untender1879 maturish1885 1879 A. Bain Educ. as Sci. xii. 416 The effect produced on tender years will be submerged in the un-tender years that follow. Derivatives unˈtenderness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun] unkindshipa1393 unmeeknessa1425 unmildnessc1460 ingratitude1477 harshnessc1480 ingratuity1528 ungentleness1548 untendernessa1658 bad blood1664 unbenevolence1720 society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > unsusceptibility untendernessa1658 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [noun] unkindshipa1393 unkindnessa1400 unmeeknessa1425 unmildnessc1460 ungentleness1548 tender mercies1611 untendernessa1658 imbenignity1675 unbenevolence1720 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of scruple unconscionableness1607 untendernessa1658 unconscientiousness1674 inconscionableness1800 unscrupulousness1808 unscrupulosity1847 consciencelessness1857 a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) 181 There was much..unwatchfulnesse and untendernesse in both these respects before God. 1680 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 45 248 An untenderness and sinfull love of life. 1724 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1791) 122 If through untenderness ye provoke him to withdraw. 1883 Cent. Mag. 55 This education..he had never got.—Hence his untenderness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1608
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