From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsoft-heartedsoft-heart‧ed /ˌsɒft ˈhɑːtɪd◂ $ ˌsɒːft ˈhɑːr-/ adjective SYMPATHIZEeasily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy for other people OPP hard-hearted a soft-hearted woman
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soft-hearted• She might have been soft-hearted and vulnerable once, where he was concerned, but she was a lot older and wiser now.• Amiss cursed himself for a soft-hearted fool.• He was so soft-hearted, he hated anyone to cry.• I believe he is soft-hearted underneath. 