compassionate

[ adjective kuhm-pash-uh-nit; verb kuhm-pash-uh-neyt ]
/ adjective kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt; verb kəmˈpæʃ əˌneɪt /
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adjective

having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
granted in an emergency: compassionate military leave granted to attend a funeral.
Obsolete. pitiable.

verb (used with object), com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing.

Archaic. to pity or have compassion for.

Origin of compassionate

First recorded in 1580–90; compassion + -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR compassionate

1 pitying, sympathizing, sympathetic, tender.
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OTHER WORDS FROM compassionate

Words nearby compassionate

compass saw, compass window, compassion, compassion club, compassion fatigue, compassionate, compassionate conservative, compaternity, compathy, compatible, compatriot

Words related to uncompassionate

aloof, antipathetic, apathetic, callous, cold, cold-blooded, cool, cruel, disinterested, frigid, halfhearted, hard, harsh, heartless, icy, indifferent, insensitive, lukewarm, mean, nasty

Example sentences from the Web for uncompassionate

  • He is almoner to the uncompassionate, who but for him would give no alms.

    The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays |Ambrose Bierce

  • Karl Karl'itch, on the contrary, was the personification of uncompassionate, inflexible law.

    Russia |Donald Mackenzie Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for uncompassionate

compassionate
/ (kəmˈpæʃənət) /

adjective

showing or having compassion
compassionate leave leave granted, esp to a serviceman, on the grounds of bereavement, family illness, etc

Derived forms of compassionate

compassionately, adverb compassionateness, noun