tenderhearted.

Easily moved by sympathy, affection, or another person's suffering.

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Words that belong together

• a tenderhearted person
• tenderhearted concern

On the page

Beneath her brisk manner, the caretaker was surprisingly tenderhearted.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: more tenderhearted; most tenderhearted. Writing functions: character, emotion, contrast. Commonness: moderately common. Hyphenation variant belongs to the same entry; no fixed strength rating.