📖 Definitions of "Softhearted"
adjective
- 1
Gentle; kind; sympathetic.
- 2
Easily moved to sorrow or pity.
- 3
Willing to accept criticism.
🔄 Synonyms of "Softhearted"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| soft-boiled | (of a boiled egg) cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny |
↔️ Antonyms of "Softhearted"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heartless | Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. |
| hardhearted | Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Softhearted"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| soft-boiled | (of a boiled egg) cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny |
| sympathetic | Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. |
| soft-hearted | Alternative spelling of softhearted. [Gentle; kind; sympathetic.] |
| gentlehearted | Alternative form of gentle-hearted. [Kind and compassionate.] |
| tender-handed | Gentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actions. |
| softhanded | Alternative form of soft-handed. [Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline.] |
| soft | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| gentle-hearted | Kind and compassionate. |
| kindly | In a kind manner, out of kindness. |
| gentle | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. |
| tenderhanded | Alternative form of tender-handed. [Gentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actions.] |
| tendernoun | The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. |
| sophisticatenoun | A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes. |
| gentlesome | Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender. |
| gentle-handed | Having or involving hands that are gentle. |
| caringverb | (of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic. |
| softspoken | Alternative form of soft-spoken. [Having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly.] |
| gentlepersonly | Having the manners or behavior of a gentleperson; having social graces; polite. |
| soft handed | Alternative form of soft-handed. [Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline.] |
| kindnoun | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. |
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