COMPASSIONATE


Meaning of COMPASSIONATE in English

I. -sh(ə)nə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective

1. : marked by compassion, by a ready inclination to pity, sympathy, or tenderness : sympathetic

not cold and blaming … but an older and wiser brother, very compassionate — Sinclair Lewis

there was a murmur of commiseration … the soft and compassionate voices of women were conspicuous — Charles Dickens

2. obsolete : calling forth pity : pitiable

3. : granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual — used of leaves and other military privileges

considered for a compassionate discharge because of his domestic difficulties

Synonyms: see tender

II. -shəˌnāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to have compassion for : sympathize with : pity

even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellowmen — John Quincy Adams

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.