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WARMHEARTEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does warmheartedness mean?
• WARMHEARTEDNESS (noun)
The noun WARMHEARTEDNESS has 2 senses:
2. a positive feeling of liking
Familiarity information: WARMHEARTEDNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warmhearted feeling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
warmheartedness; warmth
Hypernyms ("warmheartedness" is a kind of...):
caring; lovingness (a loving feeling)
Derivation:
warmhearted (marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A positive feeling of liking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness
Context example:
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
Hypernyms ("warmheartedness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmheartedness"):
attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)
protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)
regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)
soft spot (a sentimental affection)
Derivation:
warmhearted (marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity)
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