warmheartedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

warmheartedness
    n 1: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmheartedness}, {warmth}]
    2: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
       affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the
       warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn:
       {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness},
       {heart}, {warmness}, {warmheartedness}, {philia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Warm-hearted \Warm"-heart`ed\, a.
   Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty;
   sympathetic. -- {Warm"-heart`ed*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]