compassionless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /kəmˈpæʃənləs/ UK /kəmˈpæʃənləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking compassion; pitiless His compassionless reply left the petitioners stunned. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking compassion; pitiless pitilessheartlessmercilessruthlesscallouscruel ↔ Opposites compassionatemercifulkindsympathetic Word family Related forms compassioncompassionatepassion Etymology AI details From compassion + -less, from Medieval Latin compassio ('sympathy'), from compati ('to suffer with'), from com- ('with') + pati ('to suffer'). compassio la-ecc pati Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # compassionless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəmˈpæʃənləs/ **IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpæʃənləs/ ## Meanings 1. lacking compassion; pitiless ## Examples - His compassionless reply left the petitioners stunned. ## Synonyms - pitiless - heartless - merciless - ruthless - callous - cruel ## Antonyms - compassionate - merciful - kind - sympathetic ## Related Forms - compassion - compassionate - passion ## Roots and Affixes - Root: compassio - Root: pati ## Etymology From compassion + -less, from Medieval Latin compassio ('sympathy'), from compati ('to suffer with'), from com- ('with') + pati ('to suffer'). ## AI Etymology Compassionless comes from compassion + -less, from Medieval Latin compassio ('sympathy'), from compati ('to suffer with'), from com- ('with') + pati ('to suffer'). The historical trail runs through Late Latin compassio and Latin pati. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means lacking compassion; pitiless. Related forms include compassion, compassionate, passion. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown