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softheartedness

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soft·heart·ed  (sôfthärtd, sft-)
adj.
Easily moved; tender.
softhearted·ly adv.
softhearted·ness n.
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Noun1.softheartedness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
tenderness
concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
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Tamoszius made good wages; and little by little the family were paying back their debt to Marija, so she ought soon to have enough to start life upon--only, with her preposterous softheartedness, she would insist upon spending a good part of her money every week for things which she saw they needed.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
 
 
 
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