Tenderhearted — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective /ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd/ ten·der·heart·ed

Meaning & Definition of Tenderhearted

Tenderhearted (adjective)

  1. easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow, compassionate, impressionable

Tenderhearted (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. feeling or showing love

    "a tenderhearted new mother"

    similar: adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, loving, tender
    related: caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted, ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm, amatory, amorous, erotic, enamored, infatuated, lovesick, lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental, brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly
    opposite: unloving
    near: aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling, disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved, cold, frigid, unfriendly, callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental

  2. having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others

    "a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake"

    similar: beneficent, benevolent, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, warmhearted
    related: attentive, considerate, solicitous, thoughtful, affable, amicable, benign, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, gentle, good, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mild, neighborly, nice, pleasant, sweet, warm, clement, forbearing, forgiving, lenient, merciful, soft, patient, pitying, tolerant, understanding, altruistic, brotherly, charitable, freehanded, generous, greathearted, humanitarian, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, openhearted, philanthropic, selfless, unselfish, unsparing, anticruelty, cruelty-free
    opposite: atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, callous, cold-blooded, cruel, fiendish, hard-hearted, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, sadistic, savage, truculent, uncompassionate, unfeeling, unkind, unkindly, unsympathetic, vicious, wanton
    near: ironhearted, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, stonyhearted, inconsiderate, insensitive, thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking, grim, hard-boiled, harsh, heavy-handed, severe, stern, tough, unsentimental, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, virulent, antihumanitarian, uncharitable

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Tenderhearted

The most common words with a similar meaning to Tenderhearted:

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, loving, tender, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, softhearted, sympathetic, warmhearted

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Tenderhearted

Words with the opposite meaning of Tenderhearted:

unloving, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, callous, cold-blooded, cruel, fiendish, hard-hearted, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, sadistic, savage, truculent, uncompassionate, unfeeling, unkind, unkindly, unsympathetic, vicious, wanton

Related Words for Tenderhearted

caring, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, understanding, ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm, amatory, amorous, erotic, enamored, infatuated, lovesick, lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental, brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly, attentive, solicitous, thoughtful

Near Antonyms of Tenderhearted

aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved, cold, frigid, unfriendly, hard-boiled, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental, ironhearted, merciless, stonyhearted

Word Forms of Tenderhearted

Derived words: tenderheartedly (adverb), tenderheartedness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Tenderhearted

First known use: 15th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenderhearted

What does "Tenderhearted" mean?

"Tenderhearted" means easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow, compassionate, impressionable. As an adjective, it is defined as: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow, compassionate, impressionable. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Tenderhearted"?

Other words for "Tenderhearted" include adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, loving, tender, beneficent and benevolent. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Tenderhearted" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Tenderhearted"?

There are 89 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Tenderhearted". Common alternatives include adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, loving, tender, beneficent, benevolent, benignant and compassionate.

What is the opposite of "Tenderhearted"?

Antonyms of "Tenderhearted" include unloving, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, brutal, brute and brutish. Near antonyms include aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed and cool.

How do you use "Tenderhearted" in a sentence?

Examples of "Tenderhearted" in a sentence: "a tenderhearted new mother"; "a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake".

Is "Tenderhearted" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Tenderhearted" is an adjective.

How do you pronounce "Tenderhearted"?

"Tenderhearted" is pronounced /ˈten-dər-ˌhär-təd/ and divided into syllables as ten·der·heart·ed.

What is the origin of the word "Tenderhearted"?

First known use: 15th century.