Mordancy and Tenderness
Opposite meaning words
Mordancy
Mordancy noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: the surprising mordancy with which the two physicians contested each other's claim to having discovered an effective vaccine for polio
Tenderness is an antonym for mordancy.
Tenderness
Tenderness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.
Mordancy is an antonym for tenderness.
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