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SOFTHEARTEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does softheartedness mean?
• SOFTHEARTEDNESS (noun)
The noun SOFTHEARTEDNESS has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
Familiarity information: SOFTHEARTEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
softheartedness; tenderness
Hypernyms ("softheartedness" is a kind of...):
concern (a feeling of sympathy for someone or something)
Derivation:
softhearted (easily moved to pity or sorrow)
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