warmheartedness

noun

Definition of warmheartednessnext
1
as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others warmheartedness has never been one of the CEO's strong points

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2
as in sympathy
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune after our disastrous fire we were overwhelmed by the warmheartedness of the neighbors

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  1. kindness
  2. sympathy
  3. tenderness
  4. compassion
  5. humaneness
  6. heart
Noun
  • In fact, avoiding a necessary conversation often isn’t kindness at all.
    — Farida Abjani, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Now, his family and the local community are mourning the teen known for his extraordinary kindness.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Gunn’s way of watching and noticing with the full weight of pure sympathy makes its way, with chiseled care, into a reticent eloquence.
    — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of sympathy
Noun
  • While the eye of the camera presents Cathy’s childhood as objective fact, Lee describes and then reframes his understanding of the past as an adult character in scenes Hoon Lee performs with astounding tenderness and pain.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rage and tenderness are interwoven in pieces about mothers and daughters; the X’s with which Native leaders signed the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie; and the necessity and fragility of art.
    — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of tenderness
Noun
  • Her legacy of compassion and understanding will live on in her charities Childline and the Silverline, and through those of us who were lucky enough to love and be loved by her.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Are any of them capturing its denizens with a compassion their subjects can’t themselves reciprocate?
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of compassion
Noun
  • Colman superbly nails the seeming contradiction between professional medical detachment and humaneness.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of humaneness
Noun
  • The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The most effective nonprofits lead with both heart and purpose while staying focused on delivering meaningful results.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of heart
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“Warmheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmheartedness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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