- softhearted
- adjGenerous; sympathetic.
Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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softhearted — [sôft′härt΄id] adj. 1. full of compassion or tenderness 2. not strict or severe, as in discipline or authority softheartedly adv. softheartedness n. * * * soft·heart·ed (sôftʹhärʹtĭd, sŏftʹ ) adj. Easily moved; tender. softʹheartʹed·ly adv.… … Universalium
softhearted — index benevolent, charitable (lenient), lenient, placable, sensitive (easily affected) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
softhearted — also soft hearted, 1590s, from SOFT (Cf. soft) + HEARTED (Cf. hearted). Related: Softheartedly; softheartedness … Etymology dictionary
softhearted — [adj] tender all heart*, benevolent, big hearted, bleeding heart*, caring, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, generous, gentle, kind, lenient, merciful, moving, sensitive, sentimental, soft, sympathetic, tenderhearted,… … New thesaurus
softhearted — [sôft′härt΄id] adj. 1. full of compassion or tenderness 2. not strict or severe, as in discipline or authority softheartedly adv. softheartedness n … English World dictionary
softhearted — {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
softhearted — {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
softhearted — adjective easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy for other people: Paul s really kind and softhearted … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
softhearted — adjective easily moved to pity or sorrow a softhearted judge • Syn: ↑soft boiled • Ant: ↑hardhearted • Derivationally related forms: ↑softheartedness … Useful english dictionary
softhearted — adjective Date: circa 1592 emotionally responsive ; sympathetic • softheartedly adverb • softheartedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
