Compassionate Definition
kəm-păshə-nĭt
compassionated, compassionates, compassionating
adjective
Feeling or showing compassion; sympathizing deeply; pitying.
Webster's New World
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances.
Compassionate military leave.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To pity.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- feel
- commiserate
- ache
- pity
- yearn
- sympathize
- sympathize with
- condole with
- feel-for
Origin of Compassionate
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A pseudo-Latin form of French compassioné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”).
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