Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compassionateness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-pas-sion-ate-ness
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being compassionate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] not as in any kind of harshness in my spirit towards you do I write, but in love and compassionateness to you and these Kingdoms."
"[…] but Gwendolen, instead of any such symptoms as pallor and silence, had only deepened the compassionateness of her brow and eyes,"

Etymology

Etymology tree English compassionate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English compassionateness From compassionate + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

compassion

Questions

What does compassionateness mean?: The state or quality of being compassionate.
Where does compassionateness come from?: Etymology tree English compassionate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English compassionateness From compassionate + -ness.

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