different between compassion vs verve
compassion
English
Etymology
From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ?.?n/
- Rhymes: -æ??n
Noun
compassion (usually uncountable, plural compassions)
- Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
- 1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
- Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies and compassions, and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.
- 1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
Synonyms
- (deep awareness of another's suffering): empathy, mercy, ruth, pity, sorrow, tenderheartedness
- (desire to relieve another's suffering): kindness, heart, mercy, ruth, tenderheartedness
Derived terms
- compassionable
- compassionate
- compassion fatigue
Related terms
- compatible
- passion
Translations
Verb
compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)
- (obsolete) To pity.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, IV. i. 124:
- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?
- 1830, The Last of the Supernaturalists, in James Fraser (editor), Fraser's Magazine, Volume 1, page 226,
- Both wanted in early life the one thing essential to every individual, of whatever nature or degree of intellect, a kind, compassioning adviser; - a true friend; […] .
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, IV. i. 124:
Further reading
- compassion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- compassion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin compassi?, compassi?nem, from Latin compatior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pa.sj??/
Noun
compassion f (plural compassions)
- compassion, pity
Related terms
- compatir
- passion
Further reading
- “compassion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
compassion
- Alternative form of compassioun
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verve
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French verve (“rapture, animation, spirit, caprice, whim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??(r)v/
- Rhymes: -??(r)v
Noun
verve (uncountable)
- Rapture, enthusiasm, spirit, vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing.
Translations
Further reading
- verve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- verve in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- vever
Dutch
Verb
verve
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of verven
French
Etymology
Probably from Late Latin verva, alteration of the plural of Latin verbum. Doublet of verbe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??v/
Noun
verve f (plural verves)
- eloquence
- verve, brio
Descendants
- ? English: verve
- ? German: Verve
- ? Italian: verve
Further reading
- “verve” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
ver (“to beat”) +? -ve (adverbial-participle suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?v?rv?]
- Hyphenation: ver?ve
- Rhymes: -v?
Participle
verve
- adverbial participle of ver
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French verve.
Noun
verve f (invariable)
- verve
- Synonyms: brio, estro, vivacità
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- verva (a-infintive)
Etymology
From Old Norse hverfa, with influence from Middle Low German werven. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwarbijan?. Doublet of kverve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²?ær.??/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
verve (present tense vervar, past tense verva, past participle verva, passive infinitive vervast, present participle vervande, imperative verv)
- (transitive) to enlist
- (reflexive) to enlist, to join a cause or organization, especially military service
References
- “verve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- vever
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