Compassionate vs. Compassion — What's the Difference?

Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others

Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to help the physical, mental, or emotional pains of another and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as having sensitivity, which is an emotional aspect to suffering.

Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.

Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances

Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it.

To pity.

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

(obsolete) To pity.

Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.

Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.

(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.

To pity.

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

A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.

The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.

To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.

Share the suffering of

Showing merciful compassion;

Showing or having compassion;

Showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances;