Definitions
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- noun uncountable The characteristic of being
tenderhearted . - noun countable The result or product of being
tenderhearted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun warm compassionate feelings
Etymologies
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Examples
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Here again is the rumbustious Silverstein sensibility, with its screwball humor, mixed-up whimsy, tenderheartedness and occasional dashes of vulgarity.
When Life Depends On Scrabble Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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Interpreting the passage as a formula for action, King equates serpents with toughmindedness, doves with tenderheartedness.
Andrew Wilkes: Tough Minds And Tender Hearts: An Open Letter To Young Clergy Andrew Wilkes 2011
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Interpreting the passage as a formula for action, King equates serpents with toughmindedness, doves with tenderheartedness.
Andrew Wilkes: Tough Minds And Tender Hearts: An Open Letter To Young Clergy Andrew Wilkes 2011
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In one family I know, father and son are passionate Man United fans driven to distraction by Mum's tenderheartedness, which demands that the moment their team score, she prays for the other side.
Pain of watching sport that I will never die happy | Emma John 2011
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It was done out of sheer tenderheartedness, but ...
Ultima Thule 2003
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"Well, because of the young prince's tenderheartedness, there are jaguars roaming the mountain forests today."
Gabriel Hawk's Lady Barton, Beverly 1998
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I had begged my companion to intervene, but he had not only laughed at my tenderheartedness, he had drawn me along to gloat at the death.
In Celebration Of Lammas Night Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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No, my dear Eve, your tenderheartedness sounds well but it doesn't make sense.
The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967
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No, my dear Eve, your tenderheartedness sounds well but it doesn't make sense.
Methuselah's Children Heinlein, Robert A. 1958
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In caring for the sick, the Negro's tenderheartedness is conspicuous.
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest Edward A. Johnson
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