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tender-hearted

[ten-der-hahr-tid]
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adjective
  1. soft-hearted; sympathetic.

Origin of tender-hearted

First recorded in 1530–40
Related formsten·der-heart·ed·ly, adverbten·der-heart·ed·ness, noun

Synonyms for tender-hearted

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compassionate.
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Related Words for tenderhearted

affectionate, benevolent, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, gentle, humane, kind, kindhearted, lenient, loving, merciful, mushy, sensitive, sentimental, soft, softhearted, sweet

Examples from the Web for tenderhearted

Historical Examples of tenderhearted

  • Yet Marietta was a right good child and quite too tenderhearted.

    The Broken Cup

    Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke

  • But how his words thrilled through the just and tenderhearted Joseph!

  • And Peter says (1 Pet 3, 8): "Loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded."

  • Everybody liked him--everybody except the Tenderhearted Oysterman.

    Grif

    B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

  • And there's the Tenderhearted Oysterman, he treads like a cat.

    Grif

    B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

British Dictionary definitions for tenderhearted

tenderhearted

adjective
  1. having a compassionate, kindly, or sensitive disposition
Derived Formstenderheartedly, adverbtenderheartedness, noun
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