tender heart
Easily moved emotionally
A tender heart is one easily moved to compassion, sympathy, or emotional pain.
Someone with a tender heart feels deeply for others' suffering and may be quick to tears or acts of kindness.
The phrase often carries a note of vulnerability—a tender heart is also one easily hurt: She has such a tender heart; the news about the accident devastated her.
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- gentleSoft and kind
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- softYielding to touch
- soft spotEmotional vulnerability or fondness
warmth · empathy · caring · emotional support · vulnerable · sensitive · loving · sympathy · merciful · affectionate · warm embrace · sentimental · weeping · tears of joy · fragile · nurturing · aching · moved
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, warmheartedness
- gentle traitskindness, patience, warmth, empathy, compassion
- Goodnesskindness, charity, compassion, generosity, goodwill
- kindnesskindness, niceness, goodness, gentleness, empathy
- affectionate peoplehugger, cuddler, snuggler, lover, nurturer
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Lack of compassion
heart of stone · callousness · hardheartedness · coldheartedness · insensitivity
tender heartcruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
mercilessness · heartlessness · pitilessness · ruthlessness · brutality
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Emotional numbness by choice
emotional armor · toughness · hardness · impenetrability · guardedness
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