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SOFTHEARTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does softhearted mean?
• SOFTHEARTED (adjective)
The adjective SOFTHEARTED has 1 sense:
1. easily moved to pity or sorrow
Familiarity information: SOFTHEARTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily moved to pity or sorrow
Synonyms:
soft-boiled; softhearted
Context example:
a softhearted judge
Antonym:
hardhearted (lacking in feeling or pity or warmth)
Derivation:
softheartedness (a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless))
Context examples
He shall not shelter himself behind a promise from you softhearted girls.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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