Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: tenant – Teneriffe
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tenant, n. [Fr. < L. 'to hold'.]
- Denizen; inhabitant; temporary member of a household.
- Intern; resident; one who has a routine life.
- Occupant; dweller; one who lives in a place.
- Lodger; renter; [fig.] character; inner being.
tenantless, adj. [see tenant, n.]
Barren; empty.
tend (-s), v. [contracted from Fr. attendre.]
- Care for; maintain.
- Nurture; give emotional care.
tendency, n. [L.]
Inclination; the likelihood that something will occur.
tender (-er, -est), adj. [Fr. 'tender, delicate.']
- Personal; intimate; sensitive; exquisite; emotionally vulnerable; [fig.] airy; ethereal; delicately written; carefully scribed.
- Gentle; subtle; understated; unpretentious; pleasing.
- Refined; delicate; sweet.
- Weak; faint; waning; solicitous.
- Meek; compassionate; long-suffering; understanding; merciful.
- Poignant; thoughtful.
- Young; youthful; little; small; earlier stage; first part of life; not yet fully developed.
- Delicate; soft; lacking harshness.
tender (-er), adv. [see tender, adj.]
Sympathetically; with pity; with more sentiment.
tenderly, adv. [see tender, adj.]
- Gently; lovingly; softly; with great care; so as to prevent injury.
- Beseechingly; with pleading; with gentle persuasion.
- Mercifully; impartially; with tolerance.
tenderness, n. [see tender, adj.]
- Motherhood; maternity; motherly care; parental protection.
- Sensitivity; fondness; affection.
- Kindness; good deed.
tenement (-s), n. [OFr < L. 'to hold'.]
- Faraway place; heavenly location.
- Dwelling; place where one lives.
Teneriffe, proper n. [L. Pico de Tenerife < Chinerfe, possibly 'white mountain' or 'luminous one'.]
- Island inhabitant; person who lives on the largest of the seven Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.
- Mt. Teide; highest island peak of Spain's territory; Atlantic isle known for volcanic peaks; active volcano with a vent that erupted in 1492 as Columbus was sailing by the Canary Islands; legendary abode of the All-Creator according to the Guanches people.