compassionate — feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others, especially those who are suffering
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others, especially those who are suffering
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəmˈpæʃənət/
Example Sentences
- My dog is so compassionate that he brings me tissues when I cry watching rom-coms.
- The compassionate teacher stayed after school to help struggling students.
- He showed compassionate understanding when his roommate ate his last slice of pizza.
compassionate
ADJECTIVE[/kəmˈpæʃənət/]
feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others, especially those who are suffering
The nurse held the elderly patient's hand with a compassionate smile.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin compassus, a combination of com- (together) and pati (to suffer), originally meaning 'to suffer together' or 'to feel another's pain jointly'. This evolved through Old French and Middle English to denote sympathetic understanding of another's suffering.
Breakdown
com- (together) + pati (to suffer) + -ate (adjective suffix), literally 'suffering together'. The past participle form compassus combined with the adjectival ending -ate to create the modern English adjective describing one who shares in another's suffering.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My dog is so compassionate that he brings me tissues when I cry watching rom-coms.”
“The compassionate teacher stayed after school to help struggling students.”
“He showed compassionate understanding when his roommate ate his last slice of pizza.”
“The compassionate doctor spent extra time explaining the diagnosis to worried families.”
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