"softhearted" meaning in English

See softhearted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more softhearted [comparative], most softhearted [superlative]
Etymology: From soft + hearted. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soft|hearted}} soft + hearted Head templates: {{en-adj}} softhearted (comparative more softhearted, superlative most softhearted)
  1. Gentle; kind; sympathetic. Translations (gentle): ürəyiyumşaq (Azerbaijani), ürəyinazik (Azerbaijani), ürəyiyuxa (Azerbaijani), ürəyiincə (Azerbaijani), добросърдечен (dobrosǎrdečen) (Bulgarian), 心軟 (Chinese Mandarin), 心软 (xīnruǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), zachtzinnig (Dutch), weichherzig (German), gentile (Italian), buono (Italian), sensibile (Italian), dal cuore tenero (Italian), mieć miękkie serce (Polish), de coração mole (Portuguese), мягкосерде́чный (mjaxkoserdéčnyj) (Russian), yumuşak kalpli (Turkish), merhametli (Turkish), yufka yürekli (Turkish), müşfik [uncommon] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-softhearted-en-adj-ipMJ7tJQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 5 35 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 62 11 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 8 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 3 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 70 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 70 8 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 73 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 70 8 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 69 10 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 73 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of 'gentle': 92 4 4
  2. Easily moved to sorrow or pity. Translations (easily moved to sorrow): sensibile (Italian), caritatevole (Italian), bløthjertet (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-softhearted-en-adj-80WQPehn Disambiguation of 'easily moved to sorrow': 10 88 2
  3. Willing to accept criticism.
    Sense id: en-softhearted-en-adj-T9xbqnuq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soft-hearted Related terms: softboy, softy

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "gentle",
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      "sense": "gentle",
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      "sense": "gentle",
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      "sense": "gentle",
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      "sense": "easily moved to sorrow",
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