compassion
- noun (n)
Meaning: tender feeling
Synonyms:
benevolence
charity
clemency
commiseration
compunction
condolence
consideration
empathy
fellow feeling
grace
heart
humaneness
humanity
kindness
lenity
mercy
softheartedness
softness
sorrow
sympathy
tenderheartedness
tenderness
yearning
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