The state or quality of being compassionate.

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). / Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family. / (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.

(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.

In a compassionate manner.

simple past tense and past participle of compassionate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compassionate

(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity. / (obsolete) Having, feeling, or showing compassion.

present participle of compassionate

A period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

plural of compassionate use