Compassionateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compassionateness \Com*pas"sion*ate*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being compassionate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  compassionateness
       n : a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
           [syn: {compassion}]