com·pas·sion·ate (k m-p sh -n t)adj. 1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane. 2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: compassionate military leave. tr.v. (-n  t ) com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing, com·pas·sion·ates To pity. com·pas sion·ate·ly adv.com·pas sion·ate·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's sufferingheartstrings - your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings" fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) tenderheartedness, tenderness - warm compassionate feelings mercifulness, mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion |
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