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softhearted
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective softhearted has 1 sense
- softhearted(a = adj.all) soft-boiled - easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge" Antonym: hardhearted
Derived form noun softheartedness1
THESAURUS
softhearted
Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, benign, benignant, bleeding, brotherly, charitable, clement, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, decent, delicate, emotionable, forbearant, fraternal, gentle, good, gracious, human, humane, impressionable, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, lenient, loving, melting, merciful, nice, passible, pitying, receptive, responsive, ruthful, sensible, sensitive, soft, susceptible, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, understanding, warm, warmhearted
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