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[ sawft-hahr-tid, soft- ] / ˈsɔftˈhɑr tɪd, ˈsɒft- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soft-hearted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivevery sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge. Origin of soft-heartedFirst recorded in 1570–80 SYNONYMS FOR soft-heartedtender, kind-hearted. SEE SYNONYMS FOR soft-hearted ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM soft-heartedsoft-heart·ed·ly, adverbsoft-heart·ed·ness, nounWords nearby soft-heartedsoft furnishings, soft goods, soft ground, soft hail, soft-headed, soft-hearted, soft hyphen, softie, soft in the head, soft iron, softish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soft-heartedYou play a sweet, soft-hearted mom in the film and John C. Reilly is the strict rule-enforcer. Molly Shannon on ‘Life After Beth,’ Turning 50, and ‘Never Been Kissed’|Melissa Leon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Until then, Abdul had offered the soft-hearted incoherent commentary, balancing Cowell's acerbic, reality-based remarks. Will Paula Choose Simon?|Kim Masters|March 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST Is Obama playing to his soft-hearted liberal base or trying to suck up to certain bash-the-Chinese conservatives? We're Handling China All Wrong|Jeffrey E. Garten|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST Lenine is afraid that the proletariat is too soft-hearted and lenient.
He is too soft-hearted to stand an appeal from colleagues in distress. Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli Nell was soft-hearted after all, and she knew how that second copy of the novel had reached the Mirror office. When a Man's Single|J. M. Barrie Maria was a strange girl—withdrawn, dreamy and soft-hearted. Each Man Kills|Victoria Glad Madam was that soft-hearted she could not bring her mind to it, though they promised her not to touch him unless he spoke. A Reputed Changeling|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for soft-heartedDerived forms of softheartedsoftheartedly, adverbsoftheartedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soft-heartedaltruistic, amiable, amicable, considerate, generous, good, good-natured, gracious, helpful, humane, kind, merciful, responsive, sympathetic, tender, warm, tender-hearted, warm-hearted, benevolent, benign |