softhearted

Examples

• All

• You're softhearted and kind with a taste for nostalgia.

  Blog text (8)

• You're a softhearted bloke.

  Fiction book (1998)

• And because your father is too softhearted to take a stand, it's up to me.

  Fiction book (1995)

• But I was too softhearted to allow that.

  Fiction book (1997)

• "My trouble is I'm too softhearted," he said, but nobody was listening; he sat all alone in the waiting room.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Unlike him, they were not artists and, therefore, not generous and softhearted.

  Fiction book (2000)

• She is so softhearted, I bet she let me keep you.

  Fiction book (1993)

• But those who know her well will attest to her softhearted interior and her unwavering commitment to speaking out in the name of better health for all.

  Academic text (2011)

• If he's ever looked upon it as an ordeal, tolerated for the sake of his foolish and softhearted father, he's been too decent to make it known.

  Fiction book (1997)

• He was a gentle, soft-spoken, and softhearted man whose main goal in life—and in this he was completely unlike his father—was not to be noticed.

  Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

S

sweet

vssofthearted

∞ 1.1

Kind and gentle in a way that makes others comfortable

is more prone to feel pity or compassion

K

kind

vssofthearted

534 1.0

Being helpful and caring toward other people

is more readily affected by pity rather than by general helpful behaviour

W

warm

vssofthearted

280 1.0

Showing kindness and affection to others

is more emotionally responsive to others' distress

G

gentle

vssofthearted

235 1.0

Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch

is more emotionally moved by pity than by mild calm behaviour

G

good-hearted

vssofthearted

15 2.8

Being kind and willing to help other people

is more easily moved by pity or compassion

K

kind-hearted

vssofthearted

9 2.5

A person who cares about others and often helps them

is more readily affected by feelings of pity

K

kindhearted

vssofthearted

5 2.5

A person who is kind and caring

is more easily swayed by pity or compassion

S

sweet-natured

vssofthearted

2 3.2

Kind and gentle toward others

is more emotionally affected by others' suffering

T

tenderhearted

vssofthearted

1 3.1

Kind and quick to feel sorry for people who are sad

is more likely to be moved to pity

W

warmhearted

vssofthearted

1 3.7

Kind and friendly to other people

is more easily moved by pity than simply warm behaviour

L

large-hearted

vssofthearted

1 4.3

A person who is generous, kind, and understanding toward others

is more emotionally affected by pity than by broad generosity

B

bighearted

vssofthearted

1 2.6

Being kind and generous and willing to help others

is more emotionally influenced by pity than by generosity alone

L

largehearted

vssofthearted

4.1

Showing kindness and generosity by helping or forgiving others

is more likely to be swayed by pity than by largesse

Antonyms

C

callous

41 7.3

Not caring about other people's feelings or pain

H

hardhearted

1 7.2

Not feeling or showing pity for other people

How Compassionate

compassionate

151 3.7

softhearted

1 3.4

tenderhearted

1 3.1

warmheartedness

4.4

kind

534 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology