Softhearted

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soft-hearted \Soft"-heart`ed\, a.
     Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity
     or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. --
     {Soft"-heart`ed*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  softhearted
       adj : easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge" [syn:
             {soft-boiled}] [ant: {hardhearted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "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