softhearted

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adjective

Gentle; kind; sympathetic.

Similar
soft-boiled
Opposite
hardhearted
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Meanings

adjectivesofthearted (comparative more softhearted, superlative most softhearted)

comparative more softhearted · superlative most softhearted · alternative soft-hearted

  1. Gentle; kind; sympathetic.
  2. Easily moved to sorrow or pity.
  3. Willing to accept criticism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hardhearted

adjectiveeasily moved to pity or sorrow

Similar
soft-boiled
Opposite
hardhearted
Also see
affectionatedearkindlylovingsoft-boiledwarm-hearted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soft + hearted.

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Translations

Bulgarian добросърдечен
  • добросърдечен (dobrosărdečen)gentle
Chinese Mandarin 心軟 /心软, 婦人之仁 /妇人之仁
  • 心軟 /心软 (xīnruǎn)gentle
  • 婦人之仁 /妇人之仁 (fùrénzhīrén)gentle
Dutch zachtzinnig
  • zachtzinniggentle
German weichherzig
  • weichherziggentle
Italian gentile, buono
  • gentilegentle
  • buonogentle
  • sensibilegentle
  • dal cuore tenerogentle
  • sensibileeasily moved to sorrow
  • caritatevoleeasily moved to sorrow
Norwegian bløthjertet
  • bløthjerteteasily moved to sorrow
Polish mieć miękkie serce
  • mieć miękkie sercegentle
Portuguese de coração mole
  • de coração molegentle
Russian мягкосерде́чный
  • мягкосерде́чный (mjaxkoserdéčnyj)gentle
Turkish yumuşak kalpli, merhametli
  • yumuşak kalpligentle
  • merhametligentle
  • yufka yürekligentle
  • müşfikgentle
Cite this entry
APA

softhearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softhearted

MLA

“softhearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softhearted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softhearted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softhearted.

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