tenderheartedness

noun

The characteristic of being tenderhearted.

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commiserationfellow feelingbowelscompassionempathymercypityremorse
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Meanings

nountenderheartedness (usually uncountable, plural tenderheartednesses)

plural tenderheartednesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being tenderhearted.

    Synonyms: commiseration, fellow feeling, bowels, commiseration, compassion, empathy, fellow feeling, mercy

  2. countableusuallyA tenderhearted deed or attitude.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being tenderhearted.

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commiserationfellow feelingbowelscommiserationcompassionempathyfellow feelingmercypityremorserueruthsympathyloving-kindness

More synonyms by meaning

nounwarm compassionate feelings

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tenderness
Broader
compassioncompassionateness
Also see
bowelscommiserationcompassionfellow feelingmercypityrueruthsympathytenderness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tenderhearted + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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