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as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
the kind of softheartedness that makes him an easy target for anyone with a tale of woe
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as in tenderness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
the widow's naive softheartedness makes it hard for her to say "no" to charitable appeals
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for softheartedness
Noun
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There is little reason to think that Leon, who has already ruled against the government, will look with particular kindness on this experiment in literary form.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026 -
As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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But, even if Church’s propensity to recruit nature for heavy-handed symbolism can seem too much today, something about his work—some combination of thrilling ambition, tact tethered to empiricism, and loving tenderness—continues to magnetize our spectacle-jaded eyes.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There are flashes of overwhelming tenderness and wind-stopping moments, and the songs are generally rich and full of character, populated by her usual cast of gay witches, Southern Baptist girls, medicine women, saints, and pre-Christian gods.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yet, Hendry voiced no sympathy for Brown’s false arrest, humiliation and psychological trauma.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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But as the years and the distance cast shadows and doubt, confidences and sympathies turn into surprising revelations.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kristin Arielle Oliver passed away in June 2020 at the age of 31 after battling a rare heart cancer that required many blood transfusions.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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And Mark aside, there are limits to my compassion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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In conclusion, the owner had only care and compassion for everyone who worked for him, and the baristas would be willing to testify to this.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Softheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softheartedness. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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