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softhearted

/ˈsɔfti/
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Other forms: softheartedly

If you're softhearted, you're extremely caring and considerate—maybe even a little too much. Softhearted people generally make better kindergarten teachers than professional boxers.

A softhearted car salesperson might give a discount to a buyer who doesn't have much money, and a softhearted teacher may give you an extra day to finish your project if you're feeling overworked in your other classes. The opposite of softhearted is hardhearted or heartless. A hardhearted person might walk right past a lost, crying child, while a softhearted person will probably stop and try to help.

Definitions of softhearted
  1. adjective
    easily moved to pity or sorrow
    “a softhearted judge”
    synonyms: soft-boiled
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    antonyms:
    hardhearted
    lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
    flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate, stony
    showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
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