adj
tenderhearted
Tenderhearted (adj) means Kind and easily moved by other people's suffering.
adj
1
Kind and easily moved by other people's suffering.
"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."
— Joseph Heller, The Soldier in White (1961)
2
Quick to feel love or affection for someone.
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Etymology
Formed from tender and hearted.
Rhymes for tenderhearted
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What is the meaning of tenderhearted?
"tenderhearted" (adj) means kind and easily moved by other people's suffering.
What are the different meanings of tenderhearted?
"tenderhearted" has 2 main meanings: 1. Kind and easily moved by other people's suffering; 2. Quick to feel love or affection for someone.
