compassionate
adjective
[ kəmˈpaʃ(ə)nət ]
• feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
• "I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds"
Similar:
pitying,
sympathetic,
empathetic,
understanding,
caring,
concerned,
solicitous,
sensitive,
tender-hearted,
soft-hearted,
warm-hearted,
warm,
loving,
tender,
gentle,
merciful,
lenient,
tolerant,
considerate,
thoughtful,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
humanitarian,
humane,
charitable,
benevolent,
good-natured,
well disposed,
big-hearted,
Origin:
late 16th century: from compassion + -ate2, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity’.
