tenderheartedness n 1: warm compassionate feelings [syn: {tenderness}, {tenderheartedness}]
Tender-hearted \Ten"der-heart`ed\, a. Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. -- {Ten"der-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Ten"der-heart`ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. --2 Chron. xiii. 7. [1913 Webster] Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. --Eph. iv. 32. [1913 Webster]