"soft-heartedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: soft-hearted + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soft-hearted|ness}} soft-hearted + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soft-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of softheartedness Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: softheartedness
    Sense id: en-soft-heartedness-en-noun-pz7pVXqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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