uncalloused
Not yet hardened
Uncalloused describes skin that remains soft and smooth, without the thickened patches that develop from repeated friction or pressure: her uncalloused hands had never done manual labor.
Figuratively, it suggests emotional sensitivity or vulnerability—someone whose feelings haven't been hardened by harsh experience: an uncalloused heart, still capable of being wounded.
Soft or sore
- suppleFlexing without damage
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
velvety · silky · unhardened · cushiony · yielding · flexible · malleable · unblistered
Feeling what others feel
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- soft-heartedReadily feeling sympathy
- caringShowing kind concern
kindhearted · warmhearted · gentle · understanding · humane · merciful · sensitive · feeling
Soft or sore
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- responsiveQuick to react
- feelingSensed inner state
receptive · impressionable · thin-skinned · unguarded · exposed · permeable · reactive · raw
Innocently unsuspecting
- greenColor of vegetation
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
- innocentFree from moral wrong
sheltered · untested · unweathered · unworldly · fresh · new · untried · raw
tender
Soft or sore
pliant · velvety · silky · unhardened · cushiony · yielding · flexible · malleable · unblistered · unworn
empathetic
Feeling what others feel
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- soft-heartedReadily feeling sympathy
caring · kindhearted · warmhearted · gentle · understanding · humane · merciful · sensitive · feeling · unhardened
tender
Soft or sore
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- responsiveQuick to react
feeling · receptive · impressionable · thin-skinned · unguarded · exposed · permeable · reactive · raw · open
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- greenColor of vegetation
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- uninitiatedLacking specialized knowledge
innocent · sheltered · untested · unweathered · unworldly · fresh · new · untried · raw · unpracticed
uncallousedcalloused
Thickened from wear
hardened · jaded · cynical · desensitized · experienced