good-heartedness
Warm, caring disposition
Good-heartedness is the quality of being kind, generous, and well-intentioned.
It suggests a natural disposition toward helping others and wishing them well: Her good-heartedness made her the first to volunteer.
The term emphasizes sincerity of character rather than mere politeness.
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
beneficence · munificence · magnanimity · graciousness · nobility · selflessness · unselfishness · big-heartedness
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- caringShowing kind concern
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
warmth · tenderness · pity · concern · solicitude · consideration · affection · love
Attentive care for others
- helpfulnessDisposition toward aiding others
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
decency · humanity · amiability · cordiality · geniality · neighborliness · hospitality · obligingness
altruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- charityVoluntary aid for others
goodwill · beneficence · munificence · magnanimity · graciousness · nobility · selflessness · unselfishness · big-heartedness · liberality
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- caringShowing kind concern
- understandingMental comprehension of something
sensitivity · warmth · tenderness · pity · concern · solicitude · consideration · affection · love · grace
thoughtfulness
Attentive care for others
- helpfulnessDisposition toward aiding others
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
sincerity · decency · humanity · amiability · cordiality · geniality · neighborliness · hospitality · obligingness · accommodation
good-heartednesscruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
malevolence · wickedness · malice · hard-heartedness · viciousness
good-heartednesscoldness
Low temperature state
cold-heartedness · callousness · iciness · frigidity · stoniness
good-heartednessselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
stinginess · miserliness · pettiness · small-mindedness · niggardliness
good, goodness, goods, goody, goodly, heart, hearts, hearted, hearty