нежный

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něžьnъ. By surface analysis, не́га (néga, luxury, comfort, prosperity) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

не́жный (néžnyj) (comparative (по)нежне́е or (по)нежне́й)

  1. gentle, tender
    Synonyms: ла́сковый (láskovyj), лю́бящий (ljúbjaščij)
    Antonym: гру́бый (grúbyj)
    Hypernyms: чу́вство (čúvstvo), любо́вь (ljubóvʹ)
  2. fond
    Synonyms: ла́сковый (láskovyj), лю́бящий (ljúbjaščij)
    Antonym: гру́бый (grúbyj)
    Hypernyms: чу́вство (čúvstvo), любо́вь (ljubóvʹ)
  3. delicate, soft, fine
    Synonyms: то́нкий (tónkij), лёгкий (ljóxkij), изя́щный (izjáščnyj), прия́тный (prijátnyj), мя́гкий (mjáxkij)
    Hypernyms: толщина́ (tolščiná), вес (ves), твёрдость (tvjórdostʹ)
  4. gentle, delicate, tender (sensitive or painful)
    Synonyms: хру́пкий (xrúpkij), мя́гкий (mjáxkij), уязви́мый (ujazvímyj), сла́бый (slábyj), хи́лый (xílyj), изне́женный (iznéžennyj)
    Antonyms: выно́сливый (vynóslivyj), жёсткий (žóstkij)
    Hypernyms: жёсткость (žóstkostʹ), сла́бость (slábostʹ)

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