Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
softhearted is an adjective meaning "easily moved to pity or sorrow". It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for softhearted come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.