Meaning & use
Tenderhearted
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Easily moved to sympathy or compassion; kind and gentle in feeling.
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He's a tenderhearted man who can't watch sad movies without crying.
The tenderhearted nurse always spent extra time comforting frightened patients.
A note on using this word
A compound adjective combining 'tender' and 'hearted,' used since Middle English to describe emotional sensitivity.
Words with a similar meaning
compassionatesofthearted
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calloushardhearted
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