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TENDERHEARTED
tenderhearted
(adjective) easily moved by another’s distress; “a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race”- W.M.Thackeray
tenderhearted
(adjective) easily moved to love
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tenderhearted (comparative more tenderhearted, superlative most tenderhearted)
compassionate for another's distress
easily moved to love
Source: Wiktionary
Ten"der-heart`ed, a.
Definition: Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive.
– Ten"der-heart`ed*ly, adv.
– Ten"der-heart`ed*ness, n. Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. 2 Chron. xiii. 7. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. Eph. iv. 32.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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