/ Dictionary / Index S soft-hearted: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: soft-heart•ed Pronunciation: (sôft'här'tid, soft'-), [key] — adj. very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: soft-hearted (Thesaurus) soft-headed soft hyphen Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language