soft-hearted
Quick to sympathize
Soft-hearted describes someone easily moved to sympathy or compassion, quick to feel pity or tenderness toward others.
A soft-hearted person might cry at sad movies, take in stray animals, or forgive too readily.
The word can suggest admirable kindness or imply someone is too easily manipulated: She's too soft-hearted to fire anyone.
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- caringShowing kind concern
benevolent · charitable · merciful · forgiving · humane · generous · magnanimous · altruistic
Excessively emotional about memories
- tenderSoft or sore
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- feelingSensed inner state
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
tearful · weepy · touched · moved · affected · melting · mushy · gushy
Easily influenced or harmed
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- trustingInclined to believe others
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
thin-skinned · defenseless · open · unguarded · unwary · exploitable · pushover · suggestible
kindhearted
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
caring · benevolent · charitable · merciful · forgiving · humane · generous · magnanimous · altruistic · philanthropic
sentimental
Excessively emotional about memories
emotional · tearful · weepy · touched · moved · affected · melting · mushy · gushy · romantic
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- trustingInclined to believe others
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
gullible · thin-skinned · defenseless · open · unguarded · unwary · exploitable · pushover · suggestible · malleable
- ___-hearted words
- kind traitskind, caring, compassionate, nurturing, tender
- lovingloving, adoring, affectionate, amorous, caring
- positive traitskindness, honesty, patience, generosity, compassion
- gentlenessgentleness, mildness, tenderness, meekness, delicacy
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
soft-heartedhard-hearted
Lacking sympathy or mercy
hardhearted · callous · pitiless · heartless · cold-hearted