tenderhearted

ten·der·heart·ed

adj \ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd\

Definition of TENDERHEARTED

: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable

— ten·der·heart·ed·ly adverb

— ten·der·heart·ed·ness noun

Examples of TENDERHEARTED

1. <a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake>

First Known Use of TENDERHEARTED

15th century

Related to TENDERHEARTED

Synonyms: adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, tender, loving

Antonyms: unloving

Related Words: caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted; ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm; amatory, amorous, erotic (also erotical); enamored, infatuated, lovesick; lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental; brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly

Near Antonyms: aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling; disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved; cold, frigid, unfriendly; callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental

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Rhymes with TENDERHEARTED

brokenhearted, chickenhearted, heavyhearted, lionhearted, openhearted, single-hearted, stonyhearted