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WARMHEARTEDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does warmheartedness mean? 

WARMHEARTEDNESS (noun)
  The noun WARMHEARTEDNESS has 2 senses:

1. a warmhearted feelingplay

2. a positive feeling of likingplay

  Familiarity information: WARMHEARTEDNESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WARMHEARTEDNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A warmhearted feeling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

warmheartedness; warmth

Hypernyms ("warmheartedness" is a kind of...):

caring; lovingness (a loving feeling)

Derivation:

warmhearted (marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A positive feeling of liking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness

Context example:

the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home

Hypernyms ("warmheartedness" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmheartedness"):

attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)

protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)

regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)

soft spot (a sentimental affection)

Derivation:

warmhearted (marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll never be sicker." (English proverb)

"Who sleeps warmly can also be cold." (Albanian proverb)

"Fire will burn itself out if it did not find anything to burn." (Arabic proverb)

"Stretch your legs as far as your quilt goes." (Egyptian proverb)



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