softie

/ ˈsɒftɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a person who is sentimental, weakly foolish, or lacking in physical endurance

Example Sentences

He’s no softie and he’s not afraid to be cruel.

From Salon

Similarly with Nandor, who was once a great Ottoman warrior, we see that he is really just a big softie looking for love, romantic and platonic.

From Los Angeles Times

In these modern times, Nandor is more of a softie who is often looking for love in all the wrong places.

From Los Angeles Times

I think they expect me to come in and just be a softie.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s a softie, such a sweet guy,” Kerry Schmidt, one of five siblings, said of her dad.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gentle 
• innocent 
• innocuous 
• inoffensive 
• naive 
• nontoxic 
• painless 
• powerless 
• simple