Tenderhearted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tenderhearted is an adjective meaning Compassionate for another's distress.
Meaning
Compassionate for another's distress.
More Meanings
- Easily moved to love.
Example Sentences
I am tender-hearted by nature, and have found my eyes moist many a time over the scream of a wounded hare.
The other patients in the ward, all but the Texan, shrank from him with a tenderhearted aversion from the moment they set eyes on him the morning after the night he had been sneaked in.
Synonyms for tenderhearted
Depending on context, synonyms include compassionate, loving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compassionate, loving, tender-hearted, tenderful, tender-minded, condolent.
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