tendermindedness

See also: tender-mindedness

English

Etymology

tenderminded +‎ -ness

Noun

tendermindedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being tenderminded.
    • 1852 September, The British Friend, page 226:
      Reflecting on the perfect humility and meekness that Christ demonstrated during his whole life, and especially in his death, I learn the measure of my own humility and meekness, my presumption and impatience, I become greatly affected in love of humility and tendermindedness.
    • 1999, James R. Beck, Jesus & Personality Theory: Exploring the Five-Factor Model, →ISBN, page 178:
      That Jesus was straightforward and that Paul and Jesus were both high on tendermindedness are conjectures on which few would disagree.
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