TOUGHENINGS Antonyms

• the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

• something considered choice to eat

• refined taste; tact

• slenderness

• lack of physical strength

• subtly skillful handling of a situation

• lightness in movement or manner

• the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

• acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

• gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires

• (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

• the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

• sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

• susceptibility to a pathogen

• the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

• the state of being vulnerable or exposed

• susceptibility to injury or attack

• a flaw or weak point

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

• the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

• the condition of being financially weak

• a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

• treat with excessive indulgence

• cook in nearly boiling water

• the process of becoming softer

• having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer