Compassionate
adjective
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
She was a kind and compassionate teacher.
Often appears as...
- compassionate approach
- compassionate leave
adjective
Feeling pity and sadness for others' suffering that makes you desire to help.
In their teachings, Buddha showed compassionate understanding towards human suffering.
Often appears as...
- compassionate sense
- compassionate act
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Granting forgiveness or mercy in situations specific to legal or disciplinary settings.
The judge was compassionate and gave him a lighter sentence.
Often appears as...
- compassionate pardon
- compassionate judge
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
adjective
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
She was a kind and compassionate teacher.
Often appears as...
- compassionate approach
- compassionate leave
adjective
Feeling pity and sadness for others' suffering that makes you desire to help.
In their teachings, Buddha showed compassionate understanding towards human suffering.
Often appears as...
- compassionate sense
- compassionate act
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Granting forgiveness or mercy in situations specific to legal or disciplinary settings.
The judge was compassionate and gave him a lighter sentence.
Often appears as...
- compassionate pardon
- compassionate judge
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Response
Describes a deep emotional reaction to another's situation, beyond just understanding it.
Her compassionate response made the grieving family feel supported.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Driven
Implies an urge to take action to alleviate someone else's distress, not just to feel it.
Seeing the homeless man so cold, she gave him her scarf in a compassionate gesture.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Carries a strongly positive emotional charge, often used to highlight virtuous behavior.
The community praised the firefighter's compassionate bravery.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Response
Describes a deep emotional reaction to another's situation, beyond just understanding it.
Her compassionate response made the grieving family feel supported.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Driven
Implies an urge to take action to alleviate someone else's distress, not just to feel it.
Seeing the homeless man so cold, she gave him her scarf in a compassionate gesture.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Carries a strongly positive emotional charge, often used to highlight virtuous behavior.
The community praised the firefighter's compassionate bravery.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Response
Describes a deep emotional reaction to another's situation, beyond just understanding it.
Her compassionate response made the grieving family feel supported.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Driven
Implies an urge to take action to alleviate someone else's distress, not just to feel it.
Seeing the homeless man so cold, she gave him her scarf in a compassionate gesture.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Carries a strongly positive emotional charge, often used to highlight virtuous behavior.
The community praised the firefighter's compassionate bravery.
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The right brain vs. left...
as human beings in the world is to love one another I think that is our primary compassionate way of being it is the essence of our right brain and when we come into the world through that compassion and that love and that openness then all the details we can we can play together we can approach one another with curiosity and compassion I
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The price of shame PIPE...
To become an upstander means instead of bystander apathy, we can post a positive comment for someone or report a bullying situation. Trust me, compassionate comments help abate the negativity. We can also counteract the culture by supporting organizations that deal with these kinds of issues,
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Elephants Take Care of...
doing this at the toughest time of year in the drought Bernard's pleased to have found a group that shows the guests how intelligent and compassionate these animals are even when the odds are stacked against them elephants like cinnamon are finding ways
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The legend of Annapurna,...
the compassionate Parvati could no longer stand by and watch her devotees wasting away. To walk among them and restore their health, she took the form of a new avatar, carrying a golden bowl of porridge and armed with a jewel-encrusted ladle.
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How to make stress your...
the people you care about. Some people have even suggested we should snort oxytocin to become more compassionate and caring. But here's what most people don't understand about oxytocin.
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Chris Milk: How virtual...
So, it's a machine, but through this machine we become more compassionate, we become more empathetic, and we become more connected. And ultimately, we become more human. Thank you.
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
And I pictured a world filled with beautiful, peaceful, compassionate, loving people who knew that they could come to this space at any time. And that they could purposely choose
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World's Hardest Climb...
not the difficulty that was a really powerful difference it's not that he's an ego free zone however he subordinates them in favor of being compassionate and giving and
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Feisal Abdul Rauf: Lose...
whose primary name is the compassionating, the compassionate.
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Dayananda Saraswati: The...
You can be compassionate occasionally, more moved by empathy
Video examples
The right brain vs. left...
as human beings in the world is to love one another I think that is our primary compassionate way of being it is the essence of our right brain and when we come into the world through that compassion and that love and that openness then all the details we can we can play together we can approach one another with curiosity and compassion I
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
To become an upstander means instead of bystander apathy, we can post a positive comment for someone or report a bullying situation. Trust me, compassionate comments help abate the negativity. We can also counteract the culture by supporting organizations that deal with these kinds of issues,
Video examples
Elephants Take Care of...
doing this at the toughest time of year in the drought Bernard's pleased to have found a group that shows the guests how intelligent and compassionate these animals are even when the odds are stacked against them elephants like cinnamon are finding ways
Video examples
The legend of Annapurna,...
the compassionate Parvati could no longer stand by and watch her devotees wasting away. To walk among them and restore their health, she took the form of a new avatar, carrying a golden bowl of porridge and armed with a jewel-encrusted ladle.
Video examples
How to make stress your...
the people you care about. Some people have even suggested we should snort oxytocin to become more compassionate and caring. But here's what most people don't understand about oxytocin.
Video examples
Chris Milk: How virtual...
So, it's a machine, but through this machine we become more compassionate, we become more empathetic, and we become more connected. And ultimately, we become more human. Thank you.
Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
And I pictured a world filled with beautiful, peaceful, compassionate, loving people who knew that they could come to this space at any time. And that they could purposely choose
Video examples
World's Hardest Climb...
not the difficulty that was a really powerful difference it's not that he's an ego free zone however he subordinates them in favor of being compassionate and giving and
Video examples
Feisal Abdul Rauf: Lose...
whose primary name is the compassionating, the compassionate.
Video examples
Dayananda Saraswati: The...
You can be compassionate occasionally, more moved by empathy
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Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Whenever you're going through a tough time, generally, you become more compassionate, you become softer, you become more thoughtful, kinder. These are all spiritual qualities that will help you to align yourself with God and God consciousness rather than with a split fear-based consciousness.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.
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John Lewis
American Politician
Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human being.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that's more compassionate and forgiving.
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Nick Woodman
American Businessman
The best way to fire somebody is to compassionately fire them.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Whenever you're going through a tough time, generally, you become more compassionate, you become softer, you become more thoughtful, kinder. These are all spiritual qualities that will help you to align yourself with God and God consciousness rather than with a split fear-based consciousness.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.
Quote examples
John Lewis
American Politician
Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human being.
Quote examples
Coretta Scott King
American Activist
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that's more compassionate and forgiving.
Quote examples
Nick Woodman
American Businessman
The best way to fire somebody is to compassionately fire them.
Quote examples
Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.
Example 1 of 10
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