tenderhearted

Adjective

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Adjective (2)

  1. easily moved to loveOpposite unlovingSimilar loving
  2. easily moved by another's distress“a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race — W.M.Thackeray”Opposite uncompassionateSimilar compassionate

Related words tenderness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tender-hearted \Ten"der-heart`ed\, a. Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. --2 Chron. xiii. 7. [1913 Webster]

Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. --Eph. iv. 32. [1913 Webster]

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