Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a soft or tender heart.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
softhearted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective easily moved to pity or sorrow
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Examples
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The Kalahari, like New Orleans, suggests that n|om brings a party and is fun, fully democratic, and freely available for all soft-hearted folks.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Every once in a while some robber turns soft-hearted and takes to driving an ambulance.
Chapter XV 2010
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That's why Jack Welch used to talk about the need for his leaders to be "hard-headed and soft-hearted" -- to make decisions in the best interest of the business but to remember that those decisions often have human costs.
Ron Ashkenas: Can a Consultant Become a Manager, or a President? Ron Ashkenas 2011
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That's why Jack Welch used to talk about the need for his leaders to be "hard-headed and soft-hearted" -- to make decisions in the best interest of the business but to remember that those decisions often have human costs.
Ron Ashkenas: Can a Consultant Become a Manager, or a President? Ron Ashkenas 2011
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Critics sneered, but there's plenty here for soft-hearted tweenies to enjoy, along with something rather moving for the dewy-eyed old farts.
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up Mark Kermode 2010
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My wife understands that I'm a soft-hearted giving person.
Herman Cain Texts: Ginger White's Phone Records Investigated 2011
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My wife understands that I'm a soft-hearted giving person.
Herman Cain's presidential race future depends on reaction of wife in meeting 2011
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I found out what an infectious sense of humour one of them had through his utter hilarity at the antics of Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad, and how soft-hearted another one was when he cried and cried about the fate of Oscar Wilde's self-sacrificing swallow.
Picturebook perfect 2011
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I'm a soft-hearted person when it comes to that stuff.
Herman Cain's presidential race future depends on reaction of wife in meeting 2011
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The world needs more soft-hearted sitar-playing poets, anyway.
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