Compassionate
Related Definitions
[adj] showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
[adj] showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
[adj] showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
[v] share the suffering of
Synonyms
caring, condole with, feel for, humane, nurturant, pity, pitying, sorry, sorry for(p), sympathize with, tenderhearted
Related Terms
accepting, ache, affectionate, benign, benignant, bleeding, brotherly, charitable, Christian, Christlike, Christly, clement, commiserate, commiserative, condolent, decent, deplore, easy, easygoing, feel for, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, fraternal, g