compassionate

The definition of compassionate is someone who shows kindness and empathy to others, or is something or some act that expresses kindness or empathy.

(adjective)

An example of compassionate is a caring nurse.
An example of compassionate is vacation days or leave time given when your parent dies.

See compassionate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

feeling or showing compassion; sympathizing deeply; pitying

to pity

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See compassionate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane.
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: compassionate military leave.

transitive verb (-nātˌ) com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing, com·pas·sion·ates

To pity.

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