tenderhearted

ten·der·heart·ed

adjective \ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd\

Definition of TENDERHEARTED

: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate, impressionable

— ten·der·heart·ed·ly adverb

— ten·der·heart·ed·ness noun

Examples of TENDERHEARTED

1. <a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake>

First Known Use of TENDERHEARTED

15th century

Related to TENDERHEARTED

Synonyms

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, tender, loving

Antonyms

unloving

Related Words

caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted; ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm; amatory, amorous, erotic (also erotical); enamored, infatuated, lovesick; lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental; brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly

Near Antonyms

aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling; disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved; cold, frigid, unfriendly; callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental

Rhymes with TENDERHEARTED

brokenhearted, chickenhearted, heavyhearted, lionhearted, openhearted, single-hearted, stonyhearted