COMPASSIONATE
\kəmpˈaʃənət], \kəmpˈaʃənət], \k_ə_m_p_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n_ə_t]\
Definitions of COMPASSIONATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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share the suffering of
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showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
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showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
By Princeton University
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share the suffering of
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showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
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showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
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Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
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To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To have compassion for; commiserate.
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Feeling compassion; merciful; sympathetic.
By James Champlin Fernald
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