goodhearted


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Synonyms for goodhearted

characterized by kindness and concern for others

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Older Italian films often depict a strict but goodhearted priest playing ball with his young wards, cassock flying as he runs in the church courtyard, it said.
Julianne Moore deftly takes over where Jodie Foster left off as the goodhearted but emotionally damaged FBI agent Clarice Starling.
We could see parents using this book to help their children understand how truly blessed they are with their Busy Brains and that they are Genuinely Goodhearted and are Knowledgeable Kids.
In a masterful semi-voiced narration, English captures the nuances of character, from the inexperienced, goodhearted young boy to the arrogant Party officials, and keeps the listener enthralled by this true story.
There was one editor, a gruff but goodhearted old-timer right out of central casting, who had taken on the task of educating the "newbies" in the finer points of newspaper editing.
Instead, it's taught as a great adventure yarn, with Huck as the clever boy humanist and Jim as his goodhearted but ignorant, superstitious and ultimately inferior pal.
Lou (Michelle Wolff), a goodhearted boy-girl, is in love with Sassafras (Daniele Ferraro), who thinks they're just friends.
He then urges Bush to claim that the Iraq War is the equivalent of the Battle of Midway so those goodhearted people don't defect.
A critical fave in its home territory, where pic's clean-cut story--about a goodhearted poor kid who only wants to do the best for his family--forms a contrast to the more adult-oriented fare usually on offer locally, this could do modest biz abroad in areas with large expat Filipino populations, plus perhaps some Latin American and Mediterranean territories attuned to soap opera.
A special mention in the same category went to Deborah Day's Expecting, a goodhearted ensemble comedy about a group of friends who gather to participate in a buddy's childbirth.