tenderheartedness
- noun
- /ˌtɛndərˈhɑːrtɪdnəs/
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bondad
- Her tenderheartedness made her the perfect volunteer, always offering help to those in need.
Examples
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Despite his gruff exterior, he was known for his deep tenderheartedness toward animals.
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The novel explores the tenderheartedness of its main characters in difficult times.
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Her tenderheartedness made her the first to offer help to those in distress.
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Her tenderheartedness is evident in how she cares for animals.
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He showed great tenderheartedness towards the homeless.
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The child's tenderheartedness was evident when he cried for the hurt puppy.
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Despite his tough exterior, his tenderheartedness showed when he comforted his friend in distress.
Synonyms
423
2.7
A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them
95
2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
41
3.4
A gentle caring feeling of love and concern for someone
19
1.3
A kind, calm way of treating people or animals
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
6
4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
3
1.8
A gentle, kind way of acting toward others
2
5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
1
5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
1
5.1
Kindness and care for people or animals
1
2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
1
3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
1
3.6
Warm care and kindness that a person shows to others
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
Kindness and forgiveness shown to people you could punish
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
A feeling of love and care for other people or animals
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
Being easily affected by feelings and aware of others' emotions
Antonyms
How Compassionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
tenderheartedness = tenderhearted (transparent) = tender + heart + ed + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the transparent adjective 'tenderhearted', so the noun clearly denotes the quality of being tenderhearted.
Etymology
The word tenderheartedness is built from tender ('soft', 'gentle'), heart ('feelings'), and the ending -ness (which makes a quality). So it literally means a 'soft heart' and describes someone kind, gentle, and easily moved by other people's pain.