tender-hearted

American  

[ten-der-hahr-tid] / ˈtɛn dərˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

1. soft-hearted; sympathetic.

   Synonyms:

   compassionate

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Other Word Forms

• tender-heartedly
  adverb
• tender-heartedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of tender-hearted

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

“Johnny was the most unique tender hearted dirty footed sneakily talented mercurial creature,” Adlon wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

We in Oakland pride ourselves on our inclination to question and to disobey, to establish havens and battlegrounds for those brave and tender hearted enough to resist conformity.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2016

Now and then, in the endless crowd defiling through the room, those in the advance pressed resistlessly on by those in the rear, some one more tender hearted would speak a word of sympathy.

From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

"Maybe they were indignant," suggested Tess, too tender hearted to see Dot's ignorance exposed in public, despite her own private criticism of the little one's misuse of the English language.

From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Hill, Grace Brooks

I tell you, Miss Brown was a tender hearted woman, so to speak bout.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration