compassionless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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 pitiless heartless merciless ruthless callous cruel

Opposites

compassionate merciful kind sympathetic

Word family

Related forms compassion compassionate passion

Etymology

From compassion + -less, from Medieval Latin compassio ('sympathy'), from compati ('to suffer with'), from com- ('with') + pati ('to suffer').

compassio la-ecc pati Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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