| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accepting | willing to understand without judgment |
| 2. | affected | emotionally touched by others |
| 3. | alive to | keenly aware of |
| 4. | alive with feeling | full of emotional responsiveness |
| 5. | attentive | carefully responsive to others |
| 6. | attuned | in harmony with feelings |
| 7. | authentic | genuine and emotionally honest |
| 8. | aware | conscious of others’ feelings |
| 9. | benevolent | well-meaning and kindly |
| 10. | benign | gentle and kindly in manner |
| 11. | bighearted | generous and emotionally caring |
| 12. | caring | kindly concerned about others |
| 13. | comforting | giving emotional ease and support |
| 14. | commiserating | sharing another’s sorrow sympathetically |
| 15. | commiserative | expressing shared sorrow or sympathy |
| 16. | compassion-minded | guided by compassion |
| 17. | compassionate | feeling and showing concern for suffering |
| 18. | considerate | thoughtful of others’ feelings |
| 19. | consoling | offering comfort with understanding |
| 20. | decent | morally kind and considerate |
| 21. | devoted | deeply caring and loyal |
| 22. | discerning | showing perceptive understanding |
| 23. | earnest | serious and heartfelt in concern |
| 24. | emotion-sensitive | sensitive to emotions |
| 25. | emotionally attuned | closely aware of emotions |
| 26. | emotionally aware | aware of emotional states |
| 27. | emotionally intelligent | skilled at understanding emotions |
| 28. | emotionally open | willing to feel and connect |
| 29. | empathetic | showing understanding of others’ feelings |
| 30. | feeling | showing emotion and sensitivity |
| 31. | feelingful | full of feeling and sensitivity |
| 32. | fellow-feeling | showing shared human sympathy |
| 33. | fellowhearted | sharing warm human feeling |
| 34. | fellowly | friendly and sympathetic toward others |
| 35. | forgiving | willing to understand and pardon |
| 36. | friendly | kind and pleasant toward others |
| 37. | genial | warmly cheerful and kind |
| 38. | gentle | mild and considerate in manner |
| 39. | gentlehearted | kind and tender in feeling |
| 40. | genuine | real and heartfelt in care |
| 41. | good-natured | kindly and pleasant in temperament |
| 42. | gracious | kind, warm, and considerate |
| 43. | heart-led | guided by compassion and feeling |
| 44. | heart-sensitive | sensitive in a caring way |
| 45. | heartfelt | deeply sincere and feeling |
| 46. | human | showing natural compassion and feeling |
| 47. | humane | showing kindness and compassion |
| 48. | in tune | sensitive to emotional states |
| 49. | insightful | showing deep understanding of feelings |
| 50. | interpersonally aware | aware in human interactions |
| 51. | intuitive | understanding feelings without explanation |
| 52. | kind | showing goodwill and care |
| 53. | kindhearted | having a kind and caring nature |
| 54. | kindly | kind in manner and feeling |
| 55. | largehearted | generous and compassionate |
| 56. | lenient | merciful and not harsh |
| 57. | loving | showing deep affection and care |
| 58. | magnanimous | generous and forgiving in spirit |
| 59. | maternal | warmly caring and protective |
| 60. | merciful | showing compassion and forgiveness |
| 61. | mindful | aware and considerate of others |
| 62. | moved | emotionally affected with compassion |
| 63. | neighborly | friendly, helpful, and caring |
| 64. | nice | pleasant, kind, and considerate |
| 65. | nonjudgmental | understanding without harsh criticism |
| 66. | nurturing | caring in a protective way |
| 67. | observant | quick to notice others’ feelings |
| 68. | open | receptive and emotionally available |
| 69. | openhearted | warm, sincere, and emotionally open |
| 70. | patient | calm and understanding with others |
| 71. | people-sensitive | sensitive to people’s feelings |
| 72. | perceptive | quick to notice feelings |
| 73. | personable | warm and easy with people |
| 74. | pitiful | feeling compassion for suffering |
| 75. | pitying | showing sorrow for another’s pain |
| 76. | real | genuine and heartfelt |
| 77. | reassuring | giving comfort and confidence |
| 78. | receptive | open and responsive to feelings |
| 79. | responsive | reacting with feeling and understanding |
| 80. | sensitive | aware of others’ feelings |
| 81. | socially aware | aware of others’ feelings |
| 82. | softhearted | kind and easily touched emotionally |
| 83. | solicitous | showing attentive care and concern |
| 84. | soulful | deeply feeling and expressive |
| 85. | supportive | helpful and emotionally encouraging |
| 86. | sympathetic | showing care for others’ troubles |
| 87. | sympathizing | showing shared understanding of pain |
| 88. | tender | gentle and caring emotionally |
| 89. | tenderhearted | easily moved by others’ pain |
| 90. | thoughtful | showing care for others |
| 91. | tolerant | accepting of others’ differences |
| 92. | touched | emotionally moved by others |
| 93. | truehearted | sincere, loyal, and kind |
| 94. | tuned in | aware of others’ emotions |
| 95. | understanding | sympathetic and aware of feelings |
| 96. | understandingly | in a sympathetic, aware way |
| 97. | unselfish | concerned more for others |
| 98. | warm | friendly and emotionally kind |
| 99. | warmhearted | kind and emotionally responsive |
| 100. | wholehearted | fully sincere and caring |
