" warmheartedness "

1: sympathetic concern for the well-being of others;

  * e.g., " ... warmheartedness has never been one of the CEO's strong points "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beneficence,

•  benevolence,

•  benignancy,

•  benignity,

•  compassionateness,

•  good-heartedness,

•  humaneness,

•  kindheartedness,

•  kindliness,

•  kindness,

•  softheartedness,

•  tenderheartedness,

•  tenderness

•  Antonyms : 

•  barbarity,

•  barbarousness,

•  bestiality,

•  brutality,

•  brutishness,

•  callousness,

•  cold-bloodedness,

•  cruelty,

•  hard-heartedness,

•  heartlessness,

•  inhumanity,

•  savageness,

•  savagery,

•  unfeelingness,

•  unkindliness,

•  unkindness

2: the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune;

  * e.g., " ... after our disastrous fire we were overwhelmed by the warmheartedness of the neighbors "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bigheartedness,

•  charity,

•  commiseration,

•  compassion,

•  feeling,

•  good-heartedness,

•  heart,

•  humanity,

•  kindheartedness,

•  kindliness,

•  kindness,

•  largeheartedness,

•  mercy,

•  pity,

•  ruth,

•  softheartedness,

•  sympathy

•  Antonyms : 

•  coldheartedness,

•  hard-heartedness,

•  inhumanity,

•  inhumanness,

•  mercilessness,

•  pitilessness

1: having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others;

  * e.g., " ... a warmhearted, understanding pastor from whom many sought guidance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beneficent,

•  benevolent,

•  benignant,

•  compassionate,

•  good-hearted,

•  humane,

•  kind,

•  kindhearted,

•  kindly,

•  softhearted,

•  sympathetic,

•  tender,

•  tenderhearted

•  Antonyms : 

•  atrocious,

•  barbaric,

•  barbarous,

•  bestial,

•  brutal,

•  brute,

•  brutish,

•  callous,

•  cold-blooded,

•  cruel,

•  fiendish,

•  hard-hearted,

•  heartless,

•  inhuman,

•  inhumane,

•  insensate,

•  sadistic,

•  savage,

•  truculent,

•  uncompassionate,

•  unfeeling,

•  unkind,

•  unkindly,

•  unsympathetic,

•  vicious,

•  wanton

2: having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest;

  * e.g., " ... a warmhearted welcome from the staff on my first day at work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amicable,

•  bonhomous,

•  buddy-buddy,

•  chummy,

•  collegial,

•  companionable,

•  comradely,

•  cordial,

•  friendly,

•  genial,

•  hail-fellow,

•  hail-fellow-well-met,

•  hearty,

•  matey,

•  neighborly,

•  palsy,

•  palsy-walsy,

•  warm

•  Antonyms : 

•  antagonistic,

•  hostile,

•  unfriendly