good-heartedness

noun

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1
as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others the woman's inherent good-heartedness impelled her to share the little food she had

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2
as in sympathy
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune thanks to the good-heartedness of its dedicated volunteers, the soup kitchen has never been understaffed

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“Good-heartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-heartedness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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