adj
Meaning 1
Gentle; kind; sympathetic.
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
softhearted
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adj
Meaning 2
Easily moved to sorrow or pity.
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adj
Meaning 3
Willing to accept criticism.
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adjective
Meaning 4
easily moved to pity or sorrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a softhearted judge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soft-boiled
Antonyms: hardhearted
History
Etymology
From soft + hearted.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: ürəyiyumşaq — gentle
- Azerbaijani: ürəyinazik — gentle
- Azerbaijani: ürəyiyuxa — gentle
- Azerbaijani: ürəyiincə — gentle
- Bulgarian: добросърдечен (dobrosǎrdečen) — gentle
- Chinese Mandarin: 心軟 /心软 (xīnruǎn) — gentle
- Dutch: zachtzinnig — gentle
- German: weichherzig — gentle
- Italian: gentile — gentle
- Italian: buono — gentle
- Italian: sensibile — gentle
- Italian: dal cuore tenero — gentle
- Polish: mieć miękkie serce — gentle
- Portuguese: de coração mole — gentle
- Russian: мягкосерде́чный (mjaxkoserdéčnyj) — gentle
- Turkish: yumuşak kalpli — gentle
- Turkish: merhametli — gentle
- Turkish: yufka yürekli — gentle
- Turkish: müşfik — gentle
- Italian: sensibile — easily moved to sorrow
- Italian: caritatevole — easily moved to sorrow
- Norwegian: bløthjertet — easily moved to sorrow