Compassionate
[kəm'pæʃ(ə)nət] or [kəm'pæʃənət]
Definition
(adj.) showing or having compassion; 'heard the soft and compassionate voices of women' .
Typist: Tim--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
(a.) Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
(v. t.) To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
Edited by Clifford
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Tender, sympathetic, merciful, benignant, gracious, clement, kind, inclined to pity, full of compassion.
v. a. Pity, commiserate.
Checked by Ernest
Synonyms and Antonyms
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Typist: Phil
Examples
- Gerty's compassionate instincts, responding to the swift call of habit, swept aside all her reluctances. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Are the honorable, the just, the high-minded and compassionate, the majority anywhere in this world? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He fell back a few steps, and looked at me with an expression of compassionate curiosity, tempered by superstitious awe. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The hard-headed man looked dubiously round, but finding himself in a minority, assumed a compassionate air and said no more. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Richard, answering what he saw in Ada's compassionate eyes, took the opportunity of laying some money, softly and unobserved, on the chimney-piece. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Joe and I going to church, therefore, must have been a moving spectacle for compassionate minds. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Darcy, in wretched suspense, could only say something indistinctly of his concern, and observe her in compassionate silence. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- There was a great deal of friendly and of compassionate attachment on his sidebut no love. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Answering her compassionate gaze with a smile, I said--I will trust you. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She must be courteous, and she must be compassionate. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He was quite incapable of any compassionate feeling about the boy, or about his fate. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- O dear, good, compassionate sir, for the truth! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Is it accessible,' cried Mr. Gradgrind, 'to any compassionate influence? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There was an obtrusive show of compassionate zeal in his voice and manner, more intolerable--at least to me--than any demeanour he could have assumed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Her father, cheering her, showed a compassionate superiority to this woman's weakness, which was wonderful to see. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But the compassionate feelings of a friend of her father gave a change to her destiny. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Not to be strong of limb, hard of heart, ferocious, and daring; but kind compassionate and soft. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A sweet countenance is never so sweet as when the moved heart animates it with compassionate tenderness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There was a graceful and compassionate sweetness in her voice and manner, as she said this, that formed a strange contrast with the former wildness. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I saw but did not comprehend the solemn and compassionate look in Mr. Woodcourt's face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I have bethought me of all that gracious and compassionate history. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Shall we not despise him in our heart--gentle but just, compassionate but upright? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She was a good, compassionate lady, and not happy in her marriage. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You may be certain that I will be compassionate and true to you. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Mrs. Churchill, after being disliked at least twenty-five years, was now spoken of with compassionate allowances. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Divine, compassionate, succourable influence! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Few people who have so compassionate a heart! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Here she took out her handkerchief; but Elinor did not feel very compassionate. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Typist: Phil