Tenderhearted

3 definitions found

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

  Tender-hearted \Ten"der-heart`ed\, a.
     Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or
     influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. --
     {Ten"der-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Ten"der-heart`ed*ness}, n.
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           Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not
           withstand them.                          --2 Chron.
                                                    xiii. 7.
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           Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. --Eph. iv.
                                                    32.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tenderhearted
       adj 1: easily moved to love
       2: easily moved by another's distress; "a noble tenderhearted
          creature who sympathizes with all the human race"-
          W.M.Thackeray

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

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "tenderhearted":
     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,
     softhearted, susceptible, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender,
     understanding, warm, warmhearted