soft´heart´ed|ness

soft´heart´ed|ness
soft-heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT-», adjective.
gentle; kind; tender: »

My grandmother was…soft-hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

soft´-heart´ed|ly,
soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb.
soft´-heart´ed|ness,
soft´heart´ed|ness, noun.

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  • soft´-heart´ed|ness — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft|heart|ed — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft´heart´ed|ly — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft´-heart´ed|ly — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft-heart|ed — or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Soft-hearted — Soft heart ed, a. Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. {Soft heart ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soft-heartedness — Soft hearted Soft heart ed, a. Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. {Soft heart ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soft-hearted — soft′ heart′ed adj. very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit • Etymology: 1570–80 soft′ heart′ed•ly, adv. soft′ heart′ed•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • soft-hearted — soft heart|ed [ ,sɔft hartəd ] adjective kind and generous toward other people ╾ soft heart|ed|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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