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tenderheartedness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tenderheartedness

sympathetic concern for the well-being of others

a hard-nosed businessman, better known for his tough-mindedness than for his tenderheartedness

Synonyms of tenderheartedness

beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, compassionateness, good-heartedness, humaneness, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, softheartedness, tenderness, warmheartedness

Words Related to tenderheartedness

attentiveness, considerateness, thoughtfulness

affability, friendliness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness, warmth

graciousness, niceness, pleasantness

clemency, leniency, mercifulness

patience, tolerance, understanding

altruism, charitableness, charity

generosity, greatheartedness, magnanimity, philanthropy, unselfishness

Near Antonyms of tenderheartedness

mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness

inconsiderateness, insensitivity, thoughtlessness

grimness, harshness, severity, sternness, toughness

hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness, meanness, spitefulness, virulence, vitriol

Antonyms of tenderheartedness

barbarity, barbarousness, bestiality, brutality, brutishness, callousness, cold-bloodedness, cruelty, hard-heartedness, heartlessness, inhumanity, savageness, savagery, unfeelingness, unkindliness, unkindness

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