compassionate

Verb · Adjective
US[kuhm-pash-uh-nuht]/kəmˈpæʃənət/4 syllables
Synonyms: feel forpitycondole withsympathize with

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)compassionated, compassionating

  1. share the suffering ofSynonyms: feel forpitycondole withsympathize withMore general grieve, sorrowMore specific care, commiserate

Adjective (1)

  1. showing or having compassion“heard the soft and compassionate voices of women”Opposite uncompassionateSimilar caring, nurturant, tenderheartedSee also humane, merciful, sympathetic

Related words compassion noun, compassionateness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Com·pas′sion·ate adjective

1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.— Robert South

2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. rare William Shakespeare

Synonyms: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.

Com·pas′sion·ate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Compassionated (#); present participle & verbal noun Compassionating (#).]

To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.

Compassionates my pains, and pities me.— Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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