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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
  • Following her death, Eloise’s family established the Living for Lulu Foundation to continue her legacy by encouraging kindness and helping animals in need.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • My mother, Cynthia, taught me to go through life with both relentless ambition and kindness.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • But his actions here — deflecting accountability, being vague yet defensive about his own politics — and his history with Kraft suggest his sympathies might not lie with the causes his opening acts stand for.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tui Shipping, the boat's owner, provided a statement to VBTC expressing sympathy to those affected and acknowledging its responsibility for passenger safety, according to the broadcaster on Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sympathy
Noun
  • Its moribund eccentricities cannot be separated from the tenderness of its story because Rhys and co-writer and composer, Joss Holden-Rea, have taken the time to sculpt characters with interiority that feels invitational.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the music can provide somewhere to put those feelings, a place where sadness, anger, desire, tenderness and joy can coexist without needing to be immediately resolved.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenderness
Noun
  • Several of my favorite poetry collections capture the nuanced process of breaking up, with its extreme states of longing, anger, and sorrow—while also expanding the capacity for joy, pleasure, and compassion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Your compassion turns into practical care as you tidy receipts, then release a worry that never helped.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 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
  • To lead a child to a gas chamber demands a hardness of heart that must be cultivated.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To Longwell, such statements suggest that voters don’t want politicians to force them to choose between their hearts and their fears.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heart
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“Warmheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmheartedness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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