softhearted
1softhearted — [sôft′härt΄id] adj. 1. full of compassion or tenderness 2. not strict or severe, as in discipline or authority softheartedly adv. softheartedness n. * * * soft·heart·ed (sôftʹhärʹtĭd, sŏftʹ ) adj. Easily moved; tender. softʹheartʹed·ly adv.… …
2softhearted — index benevolent, charitable (lenient), lenient, placable, sensitive (easily affected) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
3softhearted — also soft hearted, 1590s, from SOFT (Cf. soft) + HEARTED (Cf. hearted). Related: Softheartedly; softheartedness …
4softhearted — [adj] tender all heart*, benevolent, big hearted, bleeding heart*, caring, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, generous, gentle, kind, lenient, merciful, moving, sensitive, sentimental, soft, sympathetic, tenderhearted,… …
5softhearted — [sôft′härt΄id] adj. 1. full of compassion or tenderness 2. not strict or severe, as in discipline or authority softheartedly adv. softheartedness n …
6softhearted — {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby./ …
7softhearted — {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby./ …
8softhearted — adj Generous; sympathetic. Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby …
9softhearted — adjective easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy for other people: Paul s really kind and softhearted …
10softhearted — adjective easily moved to pity or sorrow a softhearted judge • Syn: ↑soft boiled • Ant: ↑hardhearted • Derivationally related forms: ↑softheartedness …
